Resume scanner · free
Will your resume get past the first filter?
Compare your resume with any job description. See the keywords you're missing, how your titles and experience line up, and how an applicant tracking system reads your file. No signup.
How recruiters and ATS software read your resume
When you apply on a company's careers page, your resume goes into an applicant tracking system. Recruiters then search it like a database: by skills ("Kafka", "Figma", "SQL"), by past titles and by years of experience. A strong candidate whose resume says "event streaming" when the job says "Kafka" can simply not show up.
That's why tailoring works: use the job's own words for the skills you have, give every role clear dates, put numbers on your results and keep the layout plain (no tables or text boxes for key details). Then apply early: roles get most of their applicants in the first few days, which is exactly when JobApplyPilot's instant alerts reach you.
Want the reverse? Upload your resume to resume match and see which open jobs it already fits, or browse jobs by role and city.
Resume scanner FAQ
- What does the resume scanner check?
- It compares your resume with one job description: which of the job's skills and tools your resume shows, whether your past titles fit the role, the years of experience and degree the job asks for, and whether an applicant tracking system can read your file (text, contact details, standard headings, measurable results, length).
- What is an ATS, and does it reject resumes automatically?
- An applicant tracking system (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby...) stores every application and lets recruiters search and filter them. Most don't auto-reject on keywords alone, but recruiters search by skills and titles, so a resume that doesn't use the job's words is harder to find and quicker to skip.
- Is my resume stored?
- No. The file is read in memory to produce your report and then discarded. Nothing is saved, and you don't need an account.
- What's a good score?
- 75 or more means your resume clearly reflects the job. 55–75 is a fair match with gaps worth closing. Below 55, tailor your resume before applying: add the missing skills you genuinely have, mirror the job title where it's accurate, and make your dates and results explicit.
- Should I add every missing keyword?
- Only the ones you can back up. Put each in your skills section and in the bullet point where you used it. Interviewers ask about anything on your resume.