Free ATS checker and resume checker that shows you what the hiring software actually reads.

[page header not read: no email, no phone] 1
Jordan Lee
Senior Marketing Manager
Skills Northwind Co. 2
SEO Marketing Manager, Mar 2021 to present
HubSpot Grew organic signups 38% by
Paid search rebuilding the content calendar
Brand strategy around search demand.
Brightline
Marketing Lead, 03/2018 to 2021 3

1. 1Email and phone sit in the page header. Some parsers skip headers, so the candidate record has no way to contact you.
2. 2The skills sidebar is read straight across the page and lands inside your job history. “HubSpot” stops looking like a skill.
3. 3Three date formats in one file. The system can miscount how long you held each role.

The checker looks for all three in your own file. Check what the parser misses in yours

Interview-ready 85–100

Clean parse, keywords that match the role, and bullets that show results. Polish the last gaps and apply.

Almost there 70–84

A solid base. Fix the top items on your list before you send a batch of applications.

Needs polish 55–69

The system can read it, but thin keywords and weak proof will cost you interviews.

Rebuild recommended 0–54

High risk of a parsing or screening failure until the core layout problems are fixed.

Every checker weights things differently, so a 78 here and a 78 on another site are not the same number. Compare your score with itself: scan, fix, scan again. And don't chase 100 by pasting every word from the posting. The software may like it. The recruiter who reads it next will not.

• Two-column layouts

  Problem: Parsers read straight across the page, so a sidebar of skills gets stitched into your job history line by line.

  Fix: Use one column. For most resumes this single change does more than any keyword edit.

• Tables and text boxes

  Problem: Many parsers skip text inside tables, text boxes, and floating shapes, so whatever you put there may never reach the record.

  Fix: Move that content into the body of the document under a normal heading.

• Contact details in the header

  Problem: Some systems ignore the document header and footer, which is exactly where many templates put your name and email.

  Fix: Put name, email, phone, and LinkedIn on the first lines of the page body.

• Creative section titles

  Problem: "Where I've Made an Impact" reads well to a person, but the parser is looking for "Experience".

  Fix: Use Experience, Education, Skills, and Certifications.

• Mixed date formats

  Problem: "Jan 2021", "03/2022", and "2023" in one file can throw off how the system calculates your years of experience.

  Fix: Pick one format, such as Month Year, and use it everywhere.

• Your words instead of the posting's

  Problem: The posting asks for "stakeholder management" and you wrote "worked with partners". A recruiter searching the ATS will not connect the two.

  Fix: Use the posting's exact phrase wherever it honestly describes your work.

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