Free ATS Resume Checker
Paste your resume and a job description to get a keyword match score, missing keywords, and a quick writing-quality check, instantly, free, nothing is uploaded.
Your Results
✅ Keywords found in your resume
⚠️ Keywords missing from your resume
Only add a keyword if it genuinely reflects your skills or experience. Don't keyword-stuff.
How this ATS checker works
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) scan resumes for keywords, skills, and qualifications that match the job description before a recruiter ever sees them. This tool extracts the most important and most frequently mentioned terms from the job description, using a built-in dictionary of common skills, tools, and certifications plus frequency analysis of the posting itself, then checks how many of those terms appear in your resume.
You'll get a match score from 0-100, a list of keywords you've already covered, and a ranked list of keywords that are missing. Alongside the keyword match, the tool also reuses our word counter's readability and passive-voice analysis on your resume, because a resume that matches keywords but reads poorly still won't land the interview.
What counts as a good score?
| Score | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 80-100 | Strong match: your resume covers most of the key terms in this job description. |
| 60-79 | Good match: solid overlap, but a few important keywords are missing. |
| 40-59 | Needs work: several relevant keywords aren't reflected in your resume. |
| 0-39 | Weak match: your resume may need significant rework to fit this role, or this role may not be a strong fit. |
Tips for improving your score
Focus on keywords that appear early in the job description or under "Requirements" / "Qualifications" headings, since these tend to be weighted most heavily by real ATS software. Use the exact terminology from the posting where it's accurate (e.g. "project management" instead of just "managed projects"), and spell out both the acronym and full term for tools and certifications (e.g. "Search Engine Optimization (SEO)"). Never add a skill you don't actually have just to raise your score.
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