How to check if your resume is ATS-friendly (free)

Before a recruiter ever sees your resume, an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) parses it into text and fields. If it can't read your resume cleanly, you can be filtered out automatically. The good news: you can check whether your resume is ATS-friendly in seconds, for free.

Check it free with ATSBuddy

• Upload your resume (PDF, DOCX, or an image).
• Get a deterministic 0–100 ATS-friendliness score — the same resume always gets the same score.
• See a per-section breakdown and the specific fixes that matter most.
• Optionally paste a job description to see matched vs missing keywords.

What an ATS checker looks for

• Parseability — clean text, single column (not multi-column or tables).
• A machine-readable contact block: name, email, phone, one link.
• Standard section headings: Experience, Education, Skills.
• Consistent, parseable dates and action-verb bullet points.
• Relevant hard-skill keywords for the role.

New accounts get 100 free credits — enough for 20 scans — so you can check and re-check as you edit. Scan your resume free and fix the issues before you apply.