Free Resume Checker — score your resume and see what to fix

Upload your resume and get an instant score out of 100 for completeness, formatting, readability, skills and impact, with a clear fix for each. Add a job description if you also want an ATS keyword match. Free, no signup.

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Upload a PDF, DOCX or TXT file, or paste your resume text. Leave the job description empty to get a general resume score.

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Have a specific job in mind? Paste its description in the same ATS Score Checker to see how well your resume matches it.

What the resume checker scores

Without a job description, your resume is scored on five areas that recruiters and ATS software both care about. Add a job description and you also get a keyword match.

Completeness

Contact details, work experience, education and skills: the sections every recruiter expects. Anything missing or too thin is flagged so you can fill the gap.

Impact evidence

“Managed a team of 5” is a task; “Led a team of 5 to ship v2.0, cutting churn 18%” is an achievement. The checker looks for numbers and results in your bullets and tells you where they are missing.

Formatting

Clear section headings, consistent dates and a layout that ATS software can read. Formatting problems are among the most common reasons a good resume gets parsed badly.

Readability

Long, dense bullets and weak openings get skimmed past. The checker flags overlong bullets and suggests starting each one with a strong action verb.

Skills mix

A good resume shows both technical skills and business skills. If your list leans too heavily one way, the checker suggests what to add.

ATS keyword match (optional)

Paste a job description and you also get an ATS score: which of the posting's keywords your resume covers and which ones are missing.

The recruiter's first skim: what to check yourself

Recruiters skim. An eye-tracking study by Ladders (2018) found they spend about 7 seconds on a first pass over a resume before deciding whether to read on. In that time, their eyes go to a handful of places:

  1. Your name + current job title (top-left header) — do they signal the seniority they want?
  2. Current employer + start date — a recognizable company? More than a year in the role?
  3. Previous job title + employer — does the career trajectory make sense?
  4. First bullet of current role — is there a quantified achievement in the first line?
  5. Education — if young / entry-level, the school + degree signals a lot; if senior, mostly ignored
  6. Overall visual pattern — is it clean and easy to scan, or a crowded mix of columns and colors?

If one of these is weak, the rest of your resume may never get read. Use this list as a self-check, then run the free checker to catch completeness, formatting and readability issues you might miss.

Want to know how well your resume matches a specific job? Paste the job description into the same checker to get an ATS keyword match. When you're ready to fix things, the AI Resume Builder rewrites your resume around any job description.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from the ATS score checker?

It's the same free tool, used two ways. Leave the job description empty and you get a general resume score: is your resume complete, readable and convincing on its own? Paste a job description and you get an ATS match score: how well your resume fits that specific job.

What does the resume checker look at?

Five things: completeness (contact details, experience, education, skills), formatting, readability (bullet length, action verbs), the mix of technical and business skills, and evidence of impact (numbers and results in your bullets). Each part gets its own score and a suggested fix.

Is my resume kept private?

Your resume is analyzed in your browser, and you don't need an account or an email address to get your score.

Is it really free?

Yes. Unlimited checks, no signup and no paywall in front of your results. You only need a free AutoApplyMax account if you want AI to rewrite your resume.

Can you rewrite my resume for me?

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