Free ATS resume checker
Check your resume the way an ATS reads it
Upload your resume (PDF, DOCX, DOC or TXT) or paste it, add the job description if you have one, and see what an applicant tracking system is likely to extract — plus the changes most likely to help, ranked.
Free to use · No card · Your resume isn’t used for ads
Why it matters
Most applications are read by software before a person sees them. If an applicant tracking system can’t pull your job titles, dates or skills out of the file — because of columns, tables, text in images or unusual headings — those parts can be missed in a recruiter’s search, however good the content is. Checking first shows you what survives.
How it works
- 01Upload or paste your resume
- 02Paste the job description (optional, but it makes the check specific)
- 03Read the report and fix the top items first
What the check covers
- The text a parser can actually extract, shown next to your resume so you can spot anything lost
- Whether standard sections, contact details and dates are found
- Keywords from the job description you match and the ones you don’t
- Formatting that commonly trips parsers, such as tables, columns and text in images
- How a recruiter skimming for a few seconds is likely to read it
What you get back
- A 0–100 score with the reasons it isn’t higher
- Up to five fixes, most important first, each with a rough estimate of what it’s worth
- A section-by-section breakdown
- An optional rewrite that uses only facts already in your resume
How to read the score
The score is an estimate of how well this resume reads to parsers and to the job you pasted — not a ranking against other people and not a prediction of a callback. Use it to decide what to fix, then check again.
Example
Sample output · fictional candidate and job
ATS score
64/ 100
An estimate, with its reasons
Fix these first
- 01Say what changed in your Lumen Retail bullets~+6 pts
- 02Add A/B testing, only if you have run experiments~+5 pts
- 03Rewrite the summary for a product analyst role~+4 pts
Missing from the job: A/B testing, Funnel analysis, Cohort analysis, Amplitude — add only if true.
Who it’s for
- Anyone about to apply online, especially through company career sites
- Career changers whose experience needs to line up with a new job’s keywords
- Students and freshers sending a first resume
- People who designed their resume in a layout tool and aren’t sure it parses
Why Ergent
- AI that sticks to your factsRewrites and letters work from your resume. Claims it can’t find there are flagged, and missing details become [prompts] for you — not invented numbers.
- Scores that explain themselvesEvery score comes with the reasons, the parsed text and ranked fixes. No percentiles or “better than 87% of applicants”.
- Specific to each jobPaste the job description and the check, the tailoring, the letter and the interview questions are all written for that job.
- Interview practice from your own resumeQuestions come from the job and your experience, and feedback points to what you could have mentioned from your resume.
- One workspace, start to finishResume versions, job descriptions, letters, applications and interview prep stay connected, so you don’t paste the same things five times.
Questions
- What is an ATS?
- An applicant tracking system is the software many employers use to collect applications. It turns your resume file into text and fields (name, roles, dates, skills) that recruiters search and filter. If the text comes out scrambled or a heading isn’t recognised, parts of your resume can be missed.
- How does an ATS resume checker work?
- Ergent reads your file the way a parser does — extracting the text, finding sections, contact details and dates — then an AI review compares it with the job description and scores it. You see the extracted text next to your resume, so you can check for yourself what was lost.
- Does Ergent rewrite my resume?
- Only if you ask. “Improve resume” rewrites it using facts already in your resume and saves it as a new version; your original stays as it was. Or open it in the builder and make the changes yourself.
- Will this guarantee my resume passes every ATS?
- No tool can promise that — companies use different systems and set them up differently. Ergent checks the things most parsers rely on (readable text, standard headings, contact details, dates, the job’s keywords) and shows you exactly what it read, so you can fix what’s in your control.
- Does Ergent guarantee interviews or a job?
- No. Nothing can promise interviews, offers or recruiter replies. Ergent helps you see what an ATS and a recruiter will read, fix what’s in your control, and prepare — the rest depends on your experience, the role and the market.
- Is it free?
- Yes. Every tool works on the Free plan. Without an account you get 10 AI requests an hour; a free account gets 60 an hour and saves your work. Pro only raises the limits.
- Do I need an account?
- No. Create a free account if you want to keep your scores, see them over time and reuse your resume in the other tools.
- What happens to my resume?
- It’s used to run the tool and, if you’re signed in, saved to your account. It isn’t sold or used for advertising, and you can delete everything from Settings.
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