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A free structure score read straight from your file: how cleanly it parses, whether the standard sections are there, whether your contact details can be found, and how many of your lines show a result. It is an estimate, not a real ATS test.

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Parse quality, sections, contact details and measured results

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The score breakdown: keywords and clarity 88, parse safety 91, completeness 70 and credibility 75, each with a bar.

The real score card, with sample scores for a sample resume. The 70 on completeness is the point: it tells you where to look.

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What you get

A score, and the reason for it

Not a grade and a shrug. Every finding names the thing it found and what to do about it, and the page says plainly that this is an estimate rather than a test against real ATS software.

Four categories

Parse quality, standard sections, contact details and quantified impact, each scored separately.

Specific findings

"Two roles have no dates" beats "improve formatting".

A resume score of 82 out of 100 with its category breakdown and a notice explaining that the score is an AI estimate rather than a real ATS test.

Alex is invented. The 82 is not: it is what our scorer gives that resume.

How our ATS resume checker works

Get your ATS compatibility score in 3 simple steps; no sign-up required.

1

Upload your resume

Upload in PDF or DOCX format (up to 5MB). Your data is never shared or sold.

2

AI scans your resume

Our AI checks formatting, keywords, sections and readability against the parsing rules these systems are known to apply. It is an estimate, not a run against a real ATS.

3

Get Actionable Fixes

See your ATS score plus specific recommendations: missing keywords, formatting issues, and what to fix first.

What ResumeVera checks

Four dimensions that determine whether your resume reaches a recruiter. Every score is an AI estimate based on ATS best practices, not a test run through a specific employer's ATS. How scoring works.

ATS Compatibility

Is your resume built with the clean, single-column formatting that systems like Workday, Greenhouse, and Taleo parse reliably? Tables, columns, and text boxes often cause silent failures.

Keyword Density

Are the right industry keywords and job-title phrases present? ATS ranks resumes against the job description, missing keywords = lower score.

Content & Impact

Strong action verbs, quantified results, and clear achievements that signal a strong candidate to both ATS and human reviewers.

Formatting & Structure

Clean layout, correct section order, ATS-safe fonts, and no hidden traps like contact info in headers or footers.

Why your resume might be failing ATS

Most rejections are caused by fixable formatting errors, not missing qualifications.

Multi-column layouts

ATS reads columns left-to-right across rows, merging your job title with a skill. Your work history gets scrambled and categorized incorrectly.

Missing keywords

ATS scores resumes against job descriptions. If your resume doesn't use the exact phrases from the posting, your score drops below the threshold.

Creative section headings

"My Journey" instead of "Experience" means ATS cannot categorize your background. Use standard headings it recognizes.

Contact info in headers

Most ATS systems skip headers and footers entirely. Name and email placed there make you unreachable even if the rest of your resume is perfect.

Image-based PDFs

Resumes exported from Canva or Figma are images, not text. ATS reads zero content. Always use .docx or a text-based PDF.

Inconsistent date formats

Mixing "Jan 2022" with "2022-01" confuses ATS date parsing and can make your employment timeline appear broken.

What your ATS score means

What each score band means for your resume, and where to start fixing it.

91–100

Excellent

Clean structure, complete sections and strong keyword coverage. Little left to fix before you apply.

76–90

Strong

Solid and readable. A few keyword additions or small formatting fixes should lift it further.

61–75

Needs work

A workable base. Keyword coverage and measurable results are usually what is holding it back.

41–60

Weak

Gaps in structure, keywords or detail that make the resume harder to read, for software and for people.

0–40

Critical

Significant formatting or content problems. Start with the fixes marked critical in your report.

Resume checker for every role and industry

The same checks apply to every role and every market. What changes is which keywords matter.

Software Engineer

Use exact technology names from the JD (React, not just "frontend"). GitHub and open-source contributions are strong ATS signals.

Data Analyst / Data Scientist

List tools explicitly: Python, SQL, Tableau, Power BI. Quantify impact, "reduced reporting time by 40%" scores higher than "improved reports".

MBA / Management

Include: P&L, stakeholder management, cross-functional, go-to-market. Scope ("team of 12", "$2M budget") ranks higher than generic leadership language.

Entry level and new grads

A parser reads internships, projects and coursework exactly as it reads a job. List every tool you actually used, in a Skills section, spelled the way the posting spells it.

Finance and accounting

Name certifications exactly: CPA, CFA, ACCA, CMA. Name the software too: SAP, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Excel. Exact certification strings are among the highest-weighted matches a parser makes.

Marketing & Growth

Include channel keywords: SEO, SEM, CRO, Google Analytics, Meta Ads. Use metrics: CTR, ROAS, CAC, LTV. Generic "marketing experience" will not rank.

Why job seekers choose ResumeVera

1,700+ resumes analyzed, and a score you can see without making an account.

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A score in seconds

The AI analysis typically takes about 5 seconds, measured across real scans.

Specific fixes, not just a score

We tell you exactly which keywords are missing, which sections need fixing, and what to change first.

Honest about what it is

The score is an AI estimate, not a real ATS test, and we say so on the result rather than burying it in an FAQ.

What thirteen points of difference looks like

These are the two sample resumes our own scorer rates 54 and 82. Nothing was rewritten to sound better; the second one is the first one with its structure fixed.

82

of 100

After
  • Two-line summary naming the role
  • Every role dated, month and year
  • Skills as a comma-separated list
  • Four bullets in nine carry a number

Drag to compare. Same person, same jobs, same words for the most part — the difference is structure.

Over time

Checking once tells you where you are. Checking again tells you if it worked.

Every score is kept, so the second one means something. The trend is the honest measure of whether an edit helped, and it is the reason the checker is worth coming back to rather than a one-off verdict.

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The analytics page, showing a score trend across three checks beside a section-by-section breakdown.

The real analytics page, showing a sample account’s history.

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Everything you need to know about ATS and our free resume checker.

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