Free ATS Resume Scanner
Know your fit before you apply. Upload your resume and a job description to see your score, skill match, strengths, gaps, and exactly what to improve. Free, no signup.
What this ATS resume scanner checks
It scores your resume against the job description you paste, the way a recruiter filtering candidates in an applicant tracking system (ATS) would read it. You get back four things.
A fit score for this job
A 0 to 100 score for how well your resume covers this specific job description, not resumes in general.
Skills matched and missing
Which required skills from the posting your resume shows, and which ones a recruiter searching the ATS would not find.
Experience, technical and soft skills
How your experience lines up with the seniority and domain the role asks for, with the gaps named in each area.
What to change, and why
Specific recommendations, each with the reason it matters for this role and how to make the change.
How to raise your score
- Treat the score as a gap list, not a grade. The useful part is the missing skills, not the number.
- Close each gap with evidence: name the project where you used the skill. Pasting keywords you cannot back up fails the first human read. See keyword stuffing vs. resume optimization.
- Rescore after you edit. JobJam's resume optimizer rewrites for the job at three levels and rescores each version. The guide to improving your ATS score covers doing it by hand.
Questions about the scanner
Is the ATS resume scanner free?
Yes. You get three scans without an account. A free account adds three evaluations of its own, plus resume optimizations and cover letters.
Do I need to sign up?
No. Upload your resume, paste the job description, and the result appears on this page.
Which files can I upload?
PDF, DOCX, DOC or TXT, up to 4 MB.
What happens to my resume?
JobJam reads the text from your file, sends it to an AI model to write the evaluation, and shows you the result. JobJam does not keep the file, and the scan does not create an account.
Is this the same check an employer runs?
No outside tool can show exactly what one employer sees: each company sets up its own applicant tracking system and filters. What this scan shows is how well your resume covers the job description, which is what recruiters search and filter on.
Does it check formatting?
It reads the text of your resume, not its design. If the file cannot be read at all, you will see an error, which is itself a sign an ATS may struggle with it.
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