ATS Resume Checker: see if your resume passes or gets auto-rejected
Over 75% of large companies use ATS software to filter resumes before a human ever sees them. Check yours now and know exactly where you stand.
An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is the software companies use to receive, parse, and rank resumes automatically. If the system can't read your resume — or can't find the keywords it expects — you may be filtered out before a recruiter ever opens it, no matter how strong your experience is.
The ResumeAce ATS checker simulates how these systems read your resume, then gives you a clear compatibility score out of 100 with a detailed report: formatting, missing keywords, absent sections, and machine-readability issues — all in seconds, with no credit card required.
How it works
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Upload your resume as PDF or Word (drag & drop supported).
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Paste the job description for the role you're targeting to match keywords.
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Get an instant ATS compatibility score with a specific list of issues and how to fix them.
Why it matters
- A precise score out of 100 that reveals your chances of passing.
- Detects the missing keywords recruiters actively search for.
- Pinpoints formatting issues that break machine parsing.
- Works in Arabic and English and with most common templates.
- Three free checks with no credit card needed.
What makes a resume ATS-friendly?
An ATS-friendly resume is one the system can read in full, understand its sections, and map to the job requirements. That means clear section headings (Experience, Education, Skills), avoiding complex tables, multi-column layouts, and images that contain text, and choosing a standard font and a supported file format.
The most important factor is the match between your resume's language and the job description's language. If the role asks for 'project management' and you only wrote 'leading teams', the system may not connect the two. The ATS checker surfaces these exact gaps and suggests the missing terms.
The 5 most common mistakes that sink your resume
First: putting contact details in headers/footers — many systems ignore them. Second: tables and columns that scramble the reading order during parsing. Third: saving your resume as an image or a scanned PDF with no selectable text.
Fourth: creative section titles like 'My Journey' instead of 'Work Experience', which makes it harder for the system to classify content. Fifth: missing the role's core keywords. The ResumeAce checker inspects all of these and ranks them by priority.
How to raise your ATS score quickly
Start with keyword alignment: read the job description and weave the important terms naturally into your skills and experience sections. Then simplify the layout to a single column, use standard section headings, and make sure the file is selectable text.
Finally, express achievements with numbers (e.g. 'reduced costs by 18%') because that strengthens your content for the human reader after you pass the system. Re-check after each edit to track your score improving step by step.
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