Free ATS Resume Checker
An ATS resume checker tests how an applicant tracking system reads and ranks your resume against a specific job posting. CVAura scores your resume from 0 to 100 across keyword match, experience relevance, impact, seniority, and readability, then lists the exact keywords the posting expects. The score is free, needs no signup, and your file is never stored.
Free score, no signup. Your file is parsed in memory and never stored.
Why resumes fail ATS screening
An applicant tracking system (ATS) is software that parses every incoming resume into a structured profile and ranks candidates before a recruiter looks at anything. Roughly three out of four resumes are filtered out at this stage, usually for missing keywords the posting names explicitly, not for lack of qualifications. Checking your resume against the actual job description before applying is the single highest-leverage fix in the application process.
What this checker actually tests
The check runs your resume against the exact posting you paste in, the way an ATS ranks it in practice: hard skills and qualifications from the job description (40 points), experience relevance (25), quantified impact (15), seniority signals (10), and parse-friendly structure (10). You see each subscore, so you know whether to fix keywords, evidence, or formatting first.
Private by design
Your resume is parsed in memory to produce the analysis and is never written to storage. Anonymous checks keep no copy of your file; only the structured scores you choose to save to an account are kept.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this ATS resume checker really free?
- Yes. The ATS score, all five subscores, and the summary are free with no account. The full keyword-gap report with specific fixes is a $2.99 one-time unlock or included in Pro.
- How accurate is an ATS resume checker?
- No third-party tool sees the employer's exact configuration, but ranking logic is consistent across major systems: keyword and qualification match against the posting dominates. Because CVAura scores against the actual job description you paste, it measures the same signal an ATS ranks on.
- Do you store my resume?
- No. Files are parsed in memory and never stored. We keep only the structured results you choose to save to your account.
- What file formats work?
- PDF, up to 5 MB. Export a text-based PDF (not a scanned image) so the text layer can be read, which is also what a real ATS needs.