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ATS Resume Scanner

Get your complete ATS compatibility score

Is your resume ATS-friendly? Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) help employers organize and screen applications. Our free scanner checks your resume for formatting risks, missing sections and other issues that can affect how it's read, and tells you what to fix.

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Technology: The scanner reads the structure of your file, not just its text: Word tables, text boxes, columns and headers/footers in a .docx, and the page layout of a PDF (columns, tables, icons, graphics). It then extracts the plain text the way an ATS would and scores it. Everything runs in your browser.

What We Analyze:

  • Layout risks: tables, multi-column layouts, text boxes, content in headers/footers, icons, skill-rating graphics, photos, special characters
  • Keywords and impact: action verbs, skills section, measurable results – English resumes only
  • Document structure: standard sections, bullet points, organization
  • Readability: length, sentence and bullet length, repeated openers, clichés, common typos
  • Contact information: email, phone, location, LinkedIn and website (including details hidden in headers, text boxes or links)

Scoring: Formatting and keywords matter most (30% each), followed by structure (20%), readability (10%) and contact info (10%). A critical layout problem (layout table, multiple columns, contact details in a header or text box…) caps the score at 74, because an ATS may not read part of your resume at all.

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🌐 English resumes only. Keyword analysis, action-verb scoring and section detection are optimised for English-language resumes and job postings. Results may not be meaningful in other languages.
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Overall ATS Score

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ResumGO estimate based on common ATS parsing behavior. Formatting and keywords carry the most weight.

🤖 ATS Text Extraction View

This is how an ATS system likely reads your resume (plain text, no formatting).

📋 General ATS Tips

  • Use standard fonts: Arial, Calibri, Times New Roman, Georgia, Verdana
  • Avoid headers and footers: Some ATS systems miss repeating page elements
  • Use clear headings: Experience, Education, Skills (or equivalent like Employment / Academic Positions)
  • Avoid tables and columns: Prefer a single-column, linear layout
  • Include a website/profile: LinkedIn, portfolio, or personal website
  • Use keywords from job descriptions: Mirror the wording used in job postings
  • Include both acronyms and full terms: e.g., "Search Engine Optimization (SEO)"
  • List skills explicitly: Add a dedicated skills section
⚠️ Important Disclaimer: ATS systems vary by employer and are constantly evolving. This tool simulates common parsing and ranking behaviors, but cannot guarantee results with every ATS platform. Use it as a guide, not an absolute measure.
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🤖 Just want to see the extracted text?

Preview the plain text an ATS parser is likely to pull from your resume, with the contact fields and sections it picks up. No score, just the extracted text.

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