How the checker works
Paste your resume as plain text. The checker looks for standard sections and contact details, flags formatting that applicant tracking systems often misread, reviews whether your bullets start with an action and show a result, and, if you add a job post, compares its key terms with your resume.
What your score means
0 to 40 means needs work, 41 to 70 means getting there, and 71 to 100 means strong. The score is a readability estimate only. It does not predict interviews or any employer decision.
Common ATS fixes
- Use one column with plain headings such as Experience, Education and Skills.
- Put your email and phone on the first lines as plain text.
- Start bullets with an action verb and add a number where you can.
- Use the job post's terms for skills you genuinely have.
Tailor your resume to the job
Once you know what to fix, Resume Studio can rewrite your resume and cover letter for one specific job post. Start with 1 free credit.
FAQ
Yes. You get an ATS-style score and your top 3 tips without an account. Create a free account to see every tip and the job post keywords your resume is missing.
It is an estimate of how easy your resume is for applicant tracking systems and recruiters to read. It checks sections, contact details, formatting, bullet quality and, if you add a job post, keyword overlap. It is a readability estimate only and does not predict interviews or any employer decision.
The free checker estimates how readable your resume is for common applicant tracking systems. When you paste a resume, it looks at keyword overlap with a job post if you add one, whether the layout is easy to parse as plain text, and whether standard sections (experience, education, skills) are clear. The score is a Resume Studio estimate for that paste, not a live run through any employer's ATS. Different companies use different parsers and filters, so a strong score here does not mean every system will accept or rank your resume the same way. Use the tips to tighten the draft, then tailor with a free credit if you want a job-specific rewrite.
- Estimates keyword match, parseable formatting, and section clarity against an optional pasted job post.
- Not a guarantee that any employer ATS will pass or fail your resume.
- Not a full simulation of every ATS product or hiring pipeline.
No. Employers use different applicant tracking systems and settings, and recruiters make the final call. No tool can promise how a specific system will read or rank your resume. Resume Studio is not affiliated with any ATS vendor.
No, it is optional. Adding one turns on the keyword match score and shows which terms from the posting are missing from your resume.
No. Checking your resume never uses a credit. Only generating a tailored resume and cover letter uses 1 credit, and new accounts include 1 free credit.
We keep the text you paste for up to 7 days so you can unlock your full results after signing up and carry them into a tailored resume, then it is deleted automatically. See the privacy policy for details.
The checker diagnoses what to fix. Tailoring rewrites your resume and cover letter for one specific job post, using 1 credit per generation.
More questions? Read the Resume Studio FAQ or the privacy policy.