How much BS is hiding in your resume?
A 0–100 Buzzword Density Score. The worst offending phrases called out by name. Free, no signup, built into every resume roast.
What the gauge looks like
“Tilting into trouble. Your resume reads like a thought-leader podcast intro. The top offenders below are where the points are hiding.”
30 seconds. No signup. Runs on every free roast.
The four score zones
Where a score lands and what it means.
0–30
Substance Heavy
Genuinely substance-dense. A handful of common phrases doesn't push you out of this zone if the rest is solid.
31–50
Fluff Creeping In
Real content with buzzwords starting to multiply. The meaty middle.
51–70
BS-Forward
Tilting into trouble. Reads like a thought-leader podcast intro. The fluff is crowding out the content.
71–100
Pure Corporate Slop
Buzzword anthology with a name on top. Time to nuke and rewrite.
The 5 categories of resume BS
Every flagged phrase falls into one of these five buckets. 27 total phrases tracked across the categories.
Empty Adjectives
8 phrases tracked
passionate · dynamic · results-driven · detail-oriented
Corporate Clichés
6 phrases tracked
synergy · team player · thought leader · self-starter
Verb Inflation
5 verbs tracked
spearheaded · championed · orchestrated · pioneered
Vague Metrics
4 phrases tracked
improved efficiency · drove results · made significant impact
Title Puffery
4 archetypes tracked
Customer Experience Architect · Growth Ninja · Chief of Vibes
What a rewrite does to the score
The optional Pro Rewrite ($4.99) rewrites the resume with the flagged phrases taken out. Same resume content, cleaner bullets, no “passionate self-starter” energy.
FAQ
How does the BS Detector work?
It scans your resume for five categories of corporate fluff (Empty Adjectives, Corporate Clichés, Verb Inflation, Vague Metrics, and Title Puffery) and produces a 0–100 Buzzword Density Score. Higher means more BS. The top 5 offending phrases are called out by name with one-line roasts for each.
Is it really free?
Yes. The BS Detector runs automatically on every free resume roast at roastmyresume.io. No signup, no email, no paywall. The score appears next to your letter grade.
What's a 'good' BS Score?
Anything below 30 is solid. There's no penalty for using common professional phrases occasionally. The score only climbs when buzzwords start crowding out real content. Above 50, the fluff is hard to miss.
Will it tell me how to fix it?
The free Roast surfaces the top 5 offending phrases with one-line explanations of why each is BS. The optional Pro Rewrite ($4.99) rewrites your entire resume with the flagged phrases taken out. You can also try the Bullet Surgeon (free) for one-bullet-at-a-time rewrites.
Is this AI-detection? Will it flag me for using ChatGPT?
No. It's a buzzword density score, not an AI-writing detector. It measures fluff, not authorship. That said, AI-drafted resume text often leans on exactly the phrases the BS Detector tracks, so it can score higher. The fix is the same either way: rewrite the buzzwords out.
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