ATS Resume Checker: Review, Score & Improve Your Resume
Create an ATS-compliant resume anywhere, anytime. Whether you’re on your phone, tablet or computer, our free ATS Resume Checker spots 30+ common mistakes and helps you fix them fast.
Upload your resume to our ATS score checker and scan for common errors. Get instant feedback on what needs fixing, make the corrections and download your ATS-optimized resume immediately.
No resume yet? No problem! Our ATS checker is part of our Resume Builder — a powerful tool that creates a personalized resume in minutes. Start on one device and finish on another — your work saves automatically!
Why Use Our ATS Resume Checker?
Our ATS Checker tool helps you determine if your resume is ATS-friendly, ensuring it won’t be flagged negatively by applicant tracking systems. These systems are designed to scan resumes for keywords, formatting, and common errors.
Although the goal is to filter out less-qualified candidates, even highly qualified individuals can fail an ATS scan. A well-written resume might still be overlooked if it lacks specific keywords or uses a template incompatible with ATS software.
Our Resume Checker provides a free review that identifies over 30 common resume issues, including formatting, word choice, measurable results, and more. For additional tips and examples to optimize your resume, check out our How to Update Your Resume article.
What Our ATS Resume Scanner Checks
Whether updating your resume or building a new one, Resume Check will help.
Customization
Enter a job title or paste a job description to see what skills, keywords and certifications to put on your resume. Adding skills and keywords from the job description helps show you’re a good fit. It can also help you get past screening software.
Typos
Many employers will reject a resume with even one typo, so you’ll want to make sure yours is error-free. Typos include any errors in words, numbers and extra spaces.
Strong Summary
This is your chance to grab an employer’s attention and quickly show why you are right for the job. A summary is an overview of your top skills and accomplishments.
Measurable Results
The strongest resumes use specifics to highlight achievements. Impress employers by showing what you have accomplished. e.g., “Managed over 50 customer calls per day or “Increased sales by 10%.”
Word Choice
It’s best to avoid using personal pronouns like “I,” “he,” “she” or “they” and filler words like “a,” “an” and “the.” It makes your writing sound more professional when you omit these words.
Formatting
The formatting of your resume is the first thing an employer notices. You can make a great first impression with a well-organized resume.
Length
Employers spend an average of six seconds on their first look at a resume. Include enough information without overwhelming your reader. Aim for roughly 1,100 characters.
Clear Contact Info
If an employer wants to contact you, make it easy for them. Your resume’s contact information should include at least two ways for an employer to reach you.
Completeness
Your resume is what gets you in the door. Make sure to give employers everything they need to make a decision. Complete resumes include contact information, summary, work history and skills.
How Our ATS Resume Checker Works
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Once you’ve built your resume, go to the dashboard and view your score.
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Select Fix/Improve Resume.
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View a summary of the sections that the resume ATS checker recommends fixing.
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Choose the section you want to fix, like “Work History.”
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Make updates based on the resume rater’s suggestions to improve your ATS resume score.
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Click Done.
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See your new, improved resume score.
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