ATS Resume Checker
Don't get rejected by a robot. Scan your resume against the job description to see exactly what the Applicant Tracking System sees.
An ATS Resume Checker is a diagnostic tool designed to simulate the parsing algorithms used by major hiring platforms like Workday, Greenhouse, and Taleo.
Before a human recruiter ever reads your name, a software bot (the Applicant Tracking System) scans your document. It strips away your beautiful formatting, ignores your graphics, and hunts for specific keywords. If your resume isn't optimized for this machine reading, it gets archived instantly—regardless of how qualified you are.
How ATS Systems Parse Resumes
1. Text Extraction
The ATS converts your PDF or DOCX into plain text. If you use text boxes, columns, or images for headers, the text often scrambles or disappears entirely.
2. Categorization
It looks for standard headings like "Education" and "Experience". Using creative headers like "My Journey" or "Professional Milestones" can confuse the parser.
3. Keyword Scoring
The system compares your extracted text against the Job Description. It counts the frequency of required skills (e.g., "Python", "Project Management").
Common Parsing Failures
Skill bars (e.g., "70% Java") are unreadable to most bots. They see an image, not data.
Some older ATS systems actutally ignore information placed in the header/footer regions of a Word doc.
Complex columns can cause the parser to read text across the page instead of down, mixing up your work history.
Hiding keywords in white text is an old trick that now gets you flagged as spam by modern algorithms.
What JobFit Checks For
Our tool goes beyond simple keyword counting. We analyze the semantic relevance of your experience to the job at hand.
- Hard Skills: Do you have the required technical capabilities?
- Soft Skills: Are you demonstrating leadership and communication?
- Job Titles: Does your history align with the target role?
- Formatting: Is the document structure machine-readable?
- Metrics: Are you using numbers to quantify your impact?
- Education: Is your degree listed in a standard format?
What Does an ATS Resume Score Mean?
An ATS score is a probability indicator. It estimates how likely your resume is to pass the automated filter and be seen by a human recruiter.
Likely rejection. Missing core requirements.
May pass, but will be ranked lower than peers.
Highly relevant. Strong chance of interview.
Note: No tool can guarantee a job offer. A high score means your resume is readable and relevant, removing the technical barriers to getting hired. The rest depends on your actual interview performance.