How to Use a Free Online Resume Checker to Boost Your ATS Score

ATS is a software which companies use to filter thousands of resumes. When you apply in a big company (like Google, Microsoft or any Fortune 500 company), your resume doesn't go to a human first, it goes to this software. This software scans your resume and sees if you're right for that job. If you don't meet its 'parameters', resume gets rejected right there.

Why Resume Fails

Surprisingly, 75% resumes get rejected before reaching human eyes. There are 2 main reasons for this:

How Resume Checker Helps?

Our tool works exactly like companies' ATS.

• Instant Analysis: It scans your PDF or DOCX resume and tells if software is able to read it.
• Compatibility Score: We give you a score which shows how much your resume is 'machine-friendly'.
• Keyword Matching: We also tell which necessary words are missing in your resume.
• No Sign-up: You don't need to give email or create account. Just upload and know your flaws.

As soon as you upload your resume, our system converts it into a 'Plain Text'. This is exactly what real companies' software does. After this, it starts 'scanning' your resume on more than 14 different parameters:

• Identification of Sections: Did you use correct words (Labels) like "Experience" or "Education"? If you'll put very creative headings, software won't understand where's which information.
• Keyword Density: It sees how many times and in what way necessary words are used.
• Readability: Is your language so clear that a machine can read and understand it easily?

The Scoring Strategy

We don't just give you a number, but we divide it in three parts so that you know your real strength and weakness:

• ATS Compatibility (50%):This is score of whether software is able to read your resume without any problem.
• Quality (50%):Here we see how much substance is in your points. Did you explain your achievements properly?
• Keyword Match (+20% bonus):If you paste any job description, we check how fit you are for that particular role.

Why We're Different from Others?

Most common scanners give you a "Black Box" score—means they'll tell score, but won't tell how that score came.

Our free online ATS score tool goes much beyond that:

• AI-Driven Breakdown: We clearly show you how a machine is reading your CV. If any part isn't readable, we flag it immediately.
• Tech-Special: We don't just count words, but understand intricacies of tech roles. If you're a developer and "React.js" like necessary skill is missing in your resume, our tool will immediately alert you.

Using it is so easy that you can extract complete 'kundli' of your resume in just few clicks. Here's step-by-step told what you have to do:

1. Drag and Drop:

First pick your PDF resume or DOCX file and put it directly in upload box. Here you don't need to create any account or give your email ID. Our system accepts file upto 5MB immediately. As soon as you'll leave file, upload box will start glowing in green color, which means file is properly caught.

2. Scan in Blink of an Eye (Power of AI):

Once uploaded, our AI system does postmortem of your resume in just few seconds. It checks your ATS score, formatting mistakes and keyword optimization in detail.

3. See Your Scorecard:

As soon as scan is complete, a fantastic dashboard will open in front of you. Here you'll see complete breakdown of your ATS score resume (like 82/100). Through pie-charts and graphs you'll clearly see where's the problem—like "keyword match is less" or "section headings are wrong".

4. Improve Flaws Immediately:

System won't just give you score, but will also give small suggestions to improve it. Like—software may advise you to use powerful words like "managed" instead of old words like "utilized" so that reader (and machine) is impressed.

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  Fancy Formatting:

  We think tables, images or stylish headers/footers will make resume standout. But truth is ATS gets tangled in these things and can't read your information properly. Due to this your whole resume becomes 'scramble' in machine language.

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  Wrong Choice of Keywords:

  If you forget to put necessary words according to job (like "Agile Methodology" or "Cloud Computing"), then your resume score ATS drops very low. Software thinks you're not fit for that work.

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  Strange Section Headings:

  Software likes simplicity. If you put names like "About Me" or "My Story" instead of "Professional Summary", scanner gets confused. Always use standard headings.

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  Difficult to Read (Poor Readability):

  Using very long paragraphs or loose words (Passive Voice) like "was responsible for" reduces your quality score. Instead use short points and powerful words.

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  Wrong File Format:

  Always remember only plain PDF or DOCX are best. Never upload photo (Scan copy) or HTML file of your resume, because software can't read text inside them.

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  Contact Detail Missing:

  If at topmost of your resume your name, phone number and email aren't written clearly, ATS skips it without thinking.

Before applying tick these points:

• ATS score should be above 80/100.
• Job keywords match should be more than 80%.
• All sections (Skills, Experience etc) should be properly recognized.
• There should be no table, photo or graphics.
• Powerful words (Action verbs) and numbers (like "Led team of 5, increased sales by 30%") should be present.
• Resume should be of one page (for most roles).

Next Step: After fixing everything scan again. Our free resume score online tool is always ready for you.