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Can employers’ software read your resume?
Most companies use software (called an ATS) to sort resumes before a person reads them. Many resumes get rejected not because they are weak, but because the software cannot read them: a two-column layout, an email address hidden in a header, or “2 years” written instead of real dates. Upload yours and see what the software sees. It is free with a free account, and we do not keep your file.
How it works
Sign in free
A free account is all it takes. No card, no trial.
Upload your resume
The file is read in memory and never saved.
See what the software sees
Contact details, headings, dates, layout and wording, checked one by one.
Fix it and check again
Each problem says what to change. Upload the new version to see the difference.
Common questions
What does this check?
Whether your resume has the things the software looks for: an email address it can read, section headings on their own lines, and dates on each job. It also looks for things that confuse the software, like two-column layouts, and at how your bullet points are written, because a person reads the file after the software does.
Will it tell me if I would pass a specific company’s system?
No, and no tool can. There are dozens of different systems and none of them say how they read a file. Anyone promising a pass mark for a named company is guessing. What we can measure is whether your resume is readable at all, which is where most resumes fail.
Do you keep my resume?
No. The file is read, turned into text, scored, and gone as soon as the report appears. It is never saved.
Why does it say it cannot read my PDF?
Almost always because the PDF is a scan or a picture rather than text. That is worth knowing: employers’ software cannot read it either, so your resume arrives blank. Saving a fresh PDF from Word or Google Docs fixes it.
Want a resume that reads cleanly from the start?
Build one from an ATS-safe template, with your details filled in.