Check your resume's ATS score — free, instant, no signup.
Paste your resume below to get an instant ATS score and a hiring-manager read. See exactly what an applicant tracking system parses and what a recruiter notices first — then fix the issues that matter most.
How do I check my resume’s ATS score? Paste your resume text (or upload the PDF) into the free checker on this page and submit. In seconds you get an ATS parsing score, a separate hiring-manager read, and the top issues to fix first — no signup, no credit card, and your resume text is never stored.
How it works
- Paste your resume. Paste your resume text or upload the PDF into the checker. No signup, no credit card.
- Get your ATS score instantly. We parse the document the way an applicant tracking system does and score how cleanly your contact info, dates, headings, and formatting come through.
- See the hiring-manager read. A second engine scores the human read — verbs, metrics, filler, current title, and career arc — across four layers, so you know how a recruiter reacts.
- Fix the highest-impact issues. Review the top issues ranked by score impact, then create a free account to unlock every finding and a one-click fix in the editor.
What we check
Most checkers give you a single number. We run two engines, because a resume has to clear two very different bars: a machine has to be able to read it, and a human has to want to interview you.
ATS correctness (deterministic)
The ATS engine parses your resume the way an applicant tracking system does and checks the mechanics that make or break parsing: a detectable phone, email, and location; consistent, recognizable date formats; standard section headings; consistent bullet symbols; valid links; and clean document metadata. It also flags likely spelling errors. This score is deterministic — the same resume always yields the same number — so you can fix an issue and watch the score move.
The hiring-manager read (four layers)
Clean parsing gets you past the machine; it doesn’t get you the interview. The hiring-manager engine scores the human read across four layers:
- Layer 1 — Visual: first-impression density, page length versus your stated seniority, and overall scannability.
- Layer 2 — Structure & header: whether your header carries a clear current title and the sections are ordered the way a recruiter expects.
- Layer 3 — Career arc: whether your roles tell a coherent progression story rather than a flat list of jobs.
- Layer 4 — Bullet & skill quality: strong action verbs over duty phrasing, measurable outcomes over responsibilities, and a focused skills section over a laundry list.
ATS score vs. hiring-manager score: what’s the difference?
The ATS score answers “can the software read my resume?” It’s mechanical and deterministic — formatting, fields, parsing. The hiring-manager score answers “does a recruiter want to interview me?” It’s about the content and the story. You can have a perfect ATS score and a weak hiring-manager read (clean formatting, but every bullet describes a duty instead of an outcome), or a strong human read that an ATS still mangles (compelling content trapped in a two-column template). A resume that gets interviews scores well on both, which is why we show you both numbers.
Free score vs. a free account
Scoring your resume is free and needs no signup — you get your ATS score, your hiring-manager score, and a preview of the highest-impact issues. A free account unlocks the full list of findings and a one-click fix for each one inside the editor, where you can rewrite weak bullets, standardize dates, and re-export an ATS-clean PDF and DOCX. The score stays free; the account is for actually fixing what the score surfaces.
Frequently asked questions
How do I check my resume's ATS score?
Paste your resume text (or upload the PDF) into the checker above and submit. In a few seconds you get two numbers: an ATS score that reflects how cleanly an applicant tracking system can parse your contact info, dates, headings, and formatting; and a hiring-manager score that reflects how a recruiter reads your bullets, verbs, metrics, and career arc. You also see the top issues to fix first. No signup is required to get your score.
Is the ATS resume checker free?
Yes. Scoring your resume is free and requires no signup or credit card. You get your ATS score, your hiring-manager score, and a preview of the highest-impact issues at no cost. Creating a free account unlocks the full list of findings and a one-click fix for each one inside the editor — but the score itself is always free.
What is a good ATS score?
As a rule of thumb, 80 and above is strong, 60 to 79 means there are clear parsing or formatting issues worth fixing, and below 60 means an applicant tracking system is likely mangling part of your resume before a human ever reads it. The ATS score is deterministic — the same resume always produces the same number — so you can fix an issue, re-check, and watch the score move.
Is passing the ATS enough to get an interview?
No. Passing the ATS only means a machine can read your resume — it says nothing about whether a human wants to interview you. That's why we run a second engine: the hiring-manager read. It scores the things a recruiter actually reacts to in the first six seconds — weak versus strong verbs, missing metrics, generic filler, an unclear current title, and whether your career arc tells a coherent story. A resume needs both: clean parsing AND a compelling human read.
How does an ATS parse my resume?
An applicant tracking system tries to extract structured fields — name, contact info, job titles, dates, and bullets — from your document. It reads top to bottom and expects standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills). Tables, multi-column layouts, text boxes, headers and footers, and inconsistent date formats are where parsing breaks: content gets dropped, merged, or attached to the wrong field. Our ATS engine checks exactly these mechanics so you can see what a parser would actually capture.
Should I submit a PDF or paste text?
Either works. Pasting the plain text is the fastest way to get a score and is a good proxy for what an ATS extracts. Uploading a PDF lets us read the document the way a parser does. We do not score scanned or image-only PDFs because there's no extractable text in them — if your resume is a scan, paste the text instead.
Do you store my resume?
No. Your resume text is processed to compute the score and is not saved to your account or kept on our servers. We retain only the scores and findings, and only if you explicitly choose to save or share them. There's no raw resume text in a shared score — just the numbers and the issue categories.
Fix what the score found. Create a free account to unlock every finding and a one-click fix inside the editor — then tailor your resume to each job, generate a matching cover letter, and export an ATS-clean PDF and DOCX. Free forever plan, no credit card. Start free →