Free ATS Resume Checker — See What the ATS Sees
Is your resume getting filtered before anyone reads it? If the system can't read it, a recruiter may never see it. Get your score in 30 seconds — and the fixes.
- Scored on the 4 weighted checks an ATS reads — content, keywords, formatting, skills
- Full sub-score breakdown shown free — see exactly where you lose points
- Your file is read once, scored, and discarded — never stored
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A real report, not just a number
Every scan returns the same structure you see here — built from your resume, in about 30 seconds.
- Duty bullets with no result“Responsible for…” lines a recruiter can't weigh.
- Missing job-description termsSynonyms instead of the JD's own spelling.
- Single-column layoutText comes out in the right order.
- Your overall score and tierWhere you stand against the 85+ recruiter-grade line on our rubric.
- All four component scoresContent, keywords, formatting and skills — each with what's working and what's costing you points.
- Your single biggest gap, namedThe one fix that moves your score most, specific to your resume.
- A prioritized fix planThe exact lines to rewrite — and AI that rewrites them for you when you're ready.
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- weighted checks — content 35%, keywords 25%, formatting 25%, skills 15%
- 85+
- the recruiter-grade line on our rubric — where strong resumes land
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- resumes stored — read once, scored, discarded
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- from upload to your full score breakdown — free, no signup
What this ATS resume checker scores
Four weighted checks, the same four the scan returns. Here's what each one looks for, what usually costs points, and the guide that explains what the software on the other side actually does.
Content & impact
Outcome-led bullets and a summary that opens with a result. It carries the most weight because it is the part a person reads: Greenhouse, for one, says its AI does not score or rank applications — a recruiter reviews each resume.
- “Responsible for…” duty bullets with no result
- No scale anywhere — people, money, time or volume
- A summary of adjectives instead of one proof point
Keyword match
The role's own terms — tools, methods, certifications — spelled the way the job description spells them and used inside real bullets. Recruiter search is literal: Naukri documents keyword and boolean search over your profile, so a synonym is a miss.
- Synonyms instead of the JD's term (“PPC” for “Google Ads”)
- Core skills that appear only in the skills list
- The same term repeated with no context
Formatting & parseability
Whether software can lift your text out in the right order. Workday documents better parsing for resumes free of images and image-based styles, and Lever says image files attach but never parse. A single-column layout with standard headings is the safe choice.
- Two-column or table layouts that scramble reading order
- Scanned or image-only PDFs
- Contact details inside a text box or graphic
Skills presentation
A credible hard + soft mix that matches your experience — not a keyword dump. Several systems read skills from structured fields rather than prose: Zoho Recruit documents its match score as coming from the candidate's skills and qualifications fields.
- Thirty skills with no evidence in your bullets
- Soft skills claimed but never shown
- Star ratings or progress bars a parser can't read
Works for US, UK, Canada & Australia résumés
The scan reads text the way a parser does, so it works on a résumé or CV from any market. What changes between countries is the convention around the document — and a résumé that follows the wrong country's rules can lose a reader even when it parses perfectly.
Applying in the US, UK, Canada, Australia or the Gulf?
| Market | Photo | Date of birth | Length | Page size | Right-to-work line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | No | No | 1 page (under ~5 yrs), 2 max | US Letter | Optional — e.g. 'Authorized to work in the US' |
| United Kingdom | No | No (age is protected under the Equality Act 2010) | 2 pages | A4 | Common — e.g. 'Full right to work in the UK' |
| Canada | No | No | 1–2 pages | US Letter | Common — e.g. 'Permanent resident' or work-permit status |
| Australia | No | No | 2–3 pages experienced; 1–2 graduates | A4 | Common — citizen, PR or visa with work rights |
| Gulf (UAE, Saudi, Qatar) | For portals and agencies; not for corporate ATS | Optional | 1–2 pages | A4 | Expected — nationality, visa status, availability |
Applying in Britain? The ATS CV checker for the UK runs the same scan with UK advice — A4, two pages, personal statement, British spelling and NHS or Civil Service portals.
Applying through a named system? Large US, Canadian and UK employers mostly run Workday, Taleo, Greenhouse, iCIMS or SAP SuccessFactors; federal jobs go through USAJOBS and USA Staffing, with its two-page limit. Each guide has the vendor's own parsing rules and the same free check.
ATS score checker for Indian job portals
Applying in India usually means two kinds of screen: a job board like Naukri, and an employer's own careers portal or campus test. The scan above works for both — what changes is the advice around it.
Naukri. Naukri isn't a conventional ATS: it's a job board with a recruiter search database (Resdex). Recruiters find you by keyword and filter on criteria such as skills, experience and last-active date, and Naukri publishes no ATS score of its own. The Naukri ATS score checker runs this same scan with Naukri-specific fixes — headline, key skills and recency.
Company portals and campus drives. Large Indian employers hire freshers through their own portals, campus drives and online tests, then interview from the résumé you uploaded — so it has to survive both the parser and a panel's follow-up questions. Each company guide covers what that process rewards: TCS resume format, Infosys resume format, Accenture resume format, L&T resume format, or resume format by company for the full list.
Government jobs. Selection is by exam; the résumé matters at document verification and interviews, and the expected format is different — photo, personal details, signed declaration. See the sarkari resume format.
What a 20-point score lift looks like
An illustrative example — the gap is usually a few keyword misses, a handful of weak bullets, and one formatting issue.
- Generic summary with no metrics
- Missing 5 required job keywords
- Bullets say "responsible for" not "achieved"
- Two-column layout breaks ATS parsing
- Summary leads with measurable outcome
- All required keywords woven into bullets
- Bullets quantified: "grew by 40%", "reduced by 3 days"
- Single-column, fully parseable layout
ApplyVita shows you exactly which category is dragging your score — and rewrites it for you.
Three steps to 85+
- 1Drop your resumePDF, DOCX or TXT. Read once, scored, discarded — never stored. No signup required to scan.
- 2See your scoreYour overall ATS score plus the breakdown across content, keywords, formatting and skills. See exactly where you're losing points.
- 3Fix and downloadAI rewrites every weak line. Download a recruiter-ready resume from $9 one-time (₹399 in India) — no subscription.
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