Looking for an AI resume checker that shows exactly what to fix? Paste your resume and a job description, and this free checker shows your match score, the skills and keywords from the posting that your resume is missing, and quick checks on length and wording. Then it hands you a ready-made prompt to fix the gaps with ChatGPT, Claude or any AI assistant.
The checking itself runs on simple text analysis in your browser, not a chatbot, so it’s instant and private: nothing you paste is uploaded or saved.
Free resume checker
How well does your resume match the job?
Paste your resume and the job description. You get a match score, the skills and keywords from the posting that your resume is missing, quick checks on length and wording, and specific fixes. It all runs in your browser: nothing is uploaded or saved.
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See every missing term ranked, with the line from the posting where each one appears, plus a tailored bullet template for your biggest gaps and a copy-ready report.
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How the score works: we pull the hard skills, soft skills and repeated keywords from the posting, then check which ones appear in your resume (allowing for simple word endings like plural and past tense). Hard skills count double, and terms in a requirements section count more. It measures wording overlap only. It does not predict how any company's applicant tracking system or recruiter will rank you, and it only counts terms, not how well you show them. Only add skills you really have.
How to use the resume checker
- Paste your resume as plain text. Open your file, select all, copy and paste. Keep each bullet on its own line.
- Paste the whole job description, including the requirements. More text gives a better keyword list.
- Read the missing terms first, especially hard skills marked Required.
- Work through “What to fix first” from the top, then copy the AI rewrite prompt if you want help wording the changes.
- Check again after you edit. The score updates as you type.
How the match score works
The checker pulls three kinds of terms from the job description:
- Hard skills and tools: software, methods, certifications and languages, like SQL, HubSpot, HIPAA or Spanish.
- Soft skills: communication, leadership, attention to detail and similar.
- Other repeated keywords: words and two-word phrases the posting uses several times.
Then it checks which ones appear in your resume, allowing for simple word endings (manage, managed, managing). Hard skills count double, and terms under a Requirements heading count more than terms under Nice to have. Your score is the weighted share of terms found.
It’s a measure of wording overlap, nothing more. It can’t tell how well your experience proves a skill, and we don’t know how any particular employer’s software or recruiter ranks resumes, so the checker doesn’t pretend to.
What a good resume match looks like
There’s no official passing score. Use it as a to-do list:
- Cover the required hard skills you really have, in the posting’s exact wording. If the posting says “Power BI” and you wrote “BI dashboards”, use “Power BI”.
- Prove soft skills instead of listing them. “Presented quarterly results to 4 department heads” shows communication better than the word “communication”.
- Add numbers to at least half your bullets: how many, how much, how fast.
- Mirror the job title in your summary if it honestly describes you.
- Don’t stuff keywords. Adding skills you don’t have can cost you in the interview. If a missing term doesn’t fit your experience, leave it out.
Resume checks it runs
Besides keywords, the checker looks at your length, how many bullets include a number, weak openers like “Responsible for” or “Helped with”, repeated verbs, bullets over 35 words, first-person words, standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills), contact details and the years of experience the posting asks for. It only checks that an email and phone number exist; it never stores them.
For more help with the rewrite, our job search prompt vault has copy-paste prompts for resumes, cover letters and interview prep.
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Frequently asked questions
Is this resume checker free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no limit on how many resumes or job descriptions you check. An optional email unlocks the full keyword gap report and bullet templates.
Does it upload or save my resume?
No. The checker runs entirely in your browser. Your resume and the job description never leave the page, and nothing is stored when you close it.
Is this an AI resume checker?
The checking uses simple text analysis in your browser, not a chatbot, so it is instant and private. It then gives you a ready-made prompt to rewrite your bullets with ChatGPT, Claude or another AI assistant, without inventing experience.
What is a good resume match score?
There is no official cutoff. Treat the score as a to-do list: cover the required hard skills you really have in the posting's exact wording, prove soft skills with results, and add numbers to your bullets.
Will this get my resume past applicant tracking systems?
We can't promise that. Employers choose their own software and settings, and we can't see how any of them rank resumes. Matching the posting's wording for skills you have and using standard headings are sensible steps either way.