Free ATS Resume Checker

Review your resume's extracted text for common structure issues. No sign-up; the check runs in your browser.

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What this resume score measures

ResuMatch uses a rule-based checklist on extracted text, not an employer's ATS. Each of eight checks has equal weight. The score is the number of passed checks divided by eight, multiplied by 100 and rounded. Six passed checks mean 75/100, not a 75% chance of an interview.

With a target job description, the checker extracts up to 20 terms using word frequency and a small list of common phrases. Keyword overlap of at least 60% passes one check. Without usable target terms, that check stays unverified: passing the seven other checks yields 88/100. This is a checklist limitation, not a defect you need to fix in your resume.

The checks and their limits

  • Contact details: looks for email-like and phone-like text, not whether they work.
  • Experience, education, and skills: three checks look for recognizable section labels.
  • Keyword targeting: checks text overlap with an optional target job, not proficiency or eligibility.
  • Bullet length: flags lines starting with a bullet marker that exceed 28 words.
  • Numbers: looks for at least three numeric expressions, such as percentages or counts.
  • Length: checks whether the extracted text contains 250 to 1,100 words.

These thresholds are product heuristics, not universal employer requirements. A date or a team size can match a numeric pattern without proving an achievement. Some valid units, including milliseconds, are not recognized by the numeric check. Missing bullet markers can escape the bullet-length check. A short student resume or a longer academic CV can be appropriate even when it fails the length check.

Keyword matching ignores case and checks word boundaries, but does not understand negation, synonyms, seniority or required versus preferred qualifications. The English-oriented term extractor can miss short skill names and other languages. Related terms can both appear in the list, so the percentage is not a count of independent job requirements. Resume and job text remain in your browser for this check; no AI request or account is needed.

A readable resume is more than a passing score

Imagine a two-column resume with employment dates in a narrow sidebar. The PDF may look correct while extracted text puts every date before every employer. Section headings and contact details could still pass these checks even though the reading order is confusing. Copy the document's text into a plain-text editor and check that each title, employer, date, and bullet remains together.

If text is missing, check whether the PDF is a scan rather than selectable text. This checker does not perform OCR or reproduce every commercial parser. A text-based export from the original document is a better starting point than repeatedly changing keywords in a file that cannot be read.

Follow the employer's requested file format first. Use clear section headings, keep essential information in the document body, and verify reading order after export. Do not add a phone number you prefer not to share or fabricate metrics simply to raise the score. Relevance and truthful evidence matter more than satisfying every heuristic.