Will the system find your resume?
Paste your resume and the posting. Get a 0-100 fit scoreand the keywords the posting asks for that your resume doesnât show. Free, no signup.
What an ATS check can and canât tell you
No tool outside the employer can see their system or their filters. Two things are under your control, and this page checks both.
1. Does the file parse?
The system pulls your text into fields. Layouts that read fine to a person can come out scrambled or empty.
- Single column, no tables, no text boxes
- Contact details in the body, not the page header
- Standard section titles: Experience, Education, Skills
- A text-based PDF or .docx, not a scan or a design-tool export
The free roast flags these in its formatting score.
2. Does the wording match the posting?
Recruiters search and filter by the terms in their own posting. âWorked with other teamsâ does not match a search for âcross-functional.â
- Use the postingâs exact terms where they are true of you
- Put the must-haves in the summary and the skills section
- Match the job title in the posting somewhere on the page
- Two or three mentions of a key term is plenty
The tool above does this part for you.
The step-by-step version, with examples, is in how to beat the ATS.
The other half
Passing the filter gets you read. Then the writing has to hold up.
The free roast grades the resume itself: a letter grade, a Buzzword Density Score, and the lines that need work, in about 30 seconds.
Roast My Resume for Free âATS questions
What does an applicant tracking system actually do with my resume?
It stores it, pulls the text out of the file into fields (name, titles, employers, dates, skills), and lets the recruiter search and filter the pile by the terms in the posting. Some systems rank by match. The parsing step is where formatting problems bite; the search step is where missing keywords bite.
Can any tool tell me whether I will pass an ATS?
Not honestly. Every employer configures its own system and its own filters, and none of that is visible from outside. What a checker can do is the two things that are under your control: confirm the file parses into the right fields, and show how closely your wording matches the posting. That is what this page does. Anyone promising an exact ATS pass rate is estimating.
What formatting breaks a parser?
Two-column layouts, tables, text boxes, and contact details placed in the document header or footer are the common ones, because the parser reads them out of order or not at all. Creative section titles (Where I've Been instead of Experience) can also land in the wrong field. A single column, standard section headings and a text-based PDF or .docx parse cleanly in every major system.
How is the fit score calculated?
The tool reads the posting, works out which requirements and terms matter most, and checks whether your resume shows each one clearly, weakly, or not at all. The score is an estimate of that alignment, not a prediction of an interview. 80 and above is a strong match on paper; 60 to 79 is solid but untailored.
Will it add keywords I don't have?
No. It lists what the posting asks for and what your resume shows. If a term is missing from your resume and from your actual experience, it says so. Stuffing in words you can't back up is easy to catch in an interview.
Is it free?
Yes, the whole result, no account. The free roast on the homepage covers the writing itself (a letter grade and a Buzzword Density Score). The only paid options on the site are optional one-time rewrites.