Free ATS Resume Checker
by remoty.work — no account, no upsell
Two different questions, two different checks. Whether your resume carries the right keywords for one specific job, and whether it stands up on its own to a real hiring rubric.
Which check do you need?
- Match against a job — You have a specific opening in mind. Paste the description and see which of its terms your resume never uses. Parsed in your browser with pdf.js; the file is not uploaded. Answers: am I going to clear the keyword filter for this one job?
- Score my resume — No job description. A hiring rubric reads the document itself — evidence, impact, projects, open source — and shows the reasoning behind every category, including the ones you lost points on. Answers: is this resume any good before I tailor it?
Match against a job
Score my resume
The PDF is parsed on our server and deleted before the response comes back — we keep the score, not the file. Scoring takes 20–90 seconds.
FAQ
- What is an ATS resume checker?
- An ATS (Applicant Tracking System) resume checker analyzes how well your resume matches the keywords and requirements in a specific job description. Most companies use ATS software to filter resumes before a human reads them — if your resume does not match enough keywords, it is rejected automatically.
- How do I check my resume score for free?
- Upload your resume as a PDF and pick one of two checks. The keyword match compares your resume against a specific job description in your browser. The rubric score sends the PDF to our server, where HackerRank's open-source hiring agent scores it on evidence, impact and projects, then deletes the file. Both are free and neither requires an account.
- Is my resume data safe?
- It depends which check you run, and we will not blur the difference. The keyword match is entirely client-side — the file never leaves your browser. The rubric score does upload the PDF, because the model runs on our server; it is written to a temporary file, read once, and deleted before the result comes back. We keep the score, not the document.
- What ATS score should I aim for?
- On the keyword match, aim for 70% or higher. Most ATS systems rank by keyword overlap and cut the bottom of the pile automatically. A 70%+ match puts you in the top tier for initial screening; above 80% is excellent.
- How do I improve my ATS score?
- Mirror exact keywords from the job description, including both spelled-out and abbreviated forms (for example "JavaScript" and "JS"). Add a skills section listing tools directly. Quantify outcomes rather than listing duties — the rubric check scores evidence of impact, and that is what a human reviewer looks for too. Tailor per application; a generic resume rarely clears 50%.
- Do ATS systems reject resumes automatically?
- Most large employers rank rather than hard-reject, but the effect is similar: recruiters work down the ranked list and rarely reach the bottom. Formatting that a parser cannot read — tables, multi-column layouts, text inside images, headers and footers carrying contact details — is the common reason a qualified resume never surfaces.
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