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Score your resume against ATS parsers.

Paste any resume. We extract what Workday, Greenhouse, and Lever actually see — and tell you what's missing.

Scan your resume
Paste a resume or upload a PDF. Add the job description for sharper, role-specific feedback.

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Support for PDF documents. Max size 5MB, 6 pages.

PDF Only

Optional but recommended — it scores keywordMatch against this posting.

We don't store the file itself, only the extracted text and the analysis result.

Why use an ATS scanner?

What is an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)?

An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is the software recruiters use to screen resumes before a human reviewer ever sees them. Most online job postings — and nearly every Fortune 500 employer — route applications through platforms like Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS, and Taleo. These systems parse your resume into structured fields, score the result against the job description, and surface only the top matches to the recruiter. If your resume can't be parsed cleanly, or if it doesn't include the right keywords, you're filtered out before anyone reads it.

How our ATS resume score check works

Paste your resume text or upload a PDF, and optionally add the target job description. Postulit extracts the same structured fields an ATS would — contact info, summary, experience, education, skills — and scores the result on four axes: keyword match, formatting, structure, and readability. Each scan returns a 0–100 readiness score plus concrete, severity-ordered suggestions, so you know exactly which lines to rewrite and which keywords to add.

Why your resume needs to be ATS-optimized

Industry studies suggest that up to 75% of resumes are filtered out by ATS software before a human reviewer ever sees them. The most common reasons aren't lack of qualifications — they're parser-unfriendly formatting (multi-column layouts, text inside images, headers and footers), missing keywords from the job description, and non-standard section headings. Spending five minutes optimizing your resume against an ATS routinely doubles or triples the number of recruiter callbacks.

How to improve your ATS score

Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) — not creative variants. Save and submit as a text-based PDF, never a scanned image, so OCR isn't required. Mirror the exact terminology from the job description (a recruiter searching for 'Kubernetes' won't surface 'K8s'). Quantify achievements with concrete numbers. Avoid text inside images, tables, headers/footers, and multi-column layouts — most ATS parsers drop them silently. Scan, fix, scan again.

Frequently asked questions about the ATS resume checker

Is the ATS score check free?

Yes. Every account gets 3 free ATS scans per month. Paid plans (Starter, Pro) include unlimited scans plus the option to generate a new ATS-optimized resume from your scan suggestions in one click.

Do you store my resume?

Only the extracted text and the analysis result are saved, so you can revisit past scans from your dashboard. We never keep the original PDF file.

Which ATS systems does the score model?

The score reflects the parsing behavior of major platforms including Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS, and Taleo, plus the keyword-matching heuristics most recruiters use.

Can I scan a resume in any language?

The scanner works best with English, French, and Spanish resumes. The score and suggestions are generated in English regardless of the input language.

How is this different from a generic AI resume tool?

Postulit's ATS score check is grounded in how real applicant tracking systems parse and rank documents — not just generic writing tips. You get a numeric breakdown (keyword match, formatting, structure, readability) plus specific, prioritized fixes you can apply in minutes.