Free ATS check

See how ATS software reads your resume

Upload your resume and get an honest score for how well it follows ATS best practices - layout, structure, and wording. Transparent, and free.

A general ATS best-practices check - add a job description later to see your match for that role.

The honest version

What an ATS is - and what it isn't

What an ATS actually does

An applicant tracking system (ATS) is the software that collects and organizes applications - Workday, Greenhouse, Taleo, Lever. It reads your resume, pulls out your name, contact, jobs, and skills, and files them so a recruiter can search and sort. A filing cabinet with a search bar, not a gatekeeper with a stamp.

What your score means

It measures how well your resume follows ATS best practices - clean file, parseable layout, standard sections, sensible wording. A higher score means software is more likely to read and file you correctly. It is not a pass/fail and not a guarantee.

What actually gets you a reply

A clean ATS score gets your resume read - but being read isn't being chosen. Replies come from relevance: a resume written in the language of the specific job, drawn from your real experience. Be readable (this score), then be relevant (tailor each application to the role).

Fix the resume. Then fix the silence.

A good ATS score gets your resume read. Getting a reply is about relevance - tailoring your resume to each posting, twenty applications deep. Paste a job description and get a version written in that role's language, from your real experience.

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