ATS Resume Keyword Checker
Compare your resume against a job description to score keyword match and flag format issues.
About this tool
The ATS Resume Keyword Checker pulls the most important keywords and phrases out of a job description and tells you which ones your resume already contains, your overall match score, and the top terms you're missing. It also runs quick format checks — word count, contact details, bullet usage, line length, ALL-CAPS headings, and employment dates — so you can tighten your resume before applying. It's a fast, private, heuristic aid for job seekers, not a substitute for a real applicant tracking system.
Frequently asked questions
How does the ATS resume keyword checker work?
It extracts the most frequent meaningful words and two-word phrases from the job description, drops common stopwords, then checks which of the top ~25 keywords appear in your resume and reports a match percentage.
Is this a real ATS scan?
No. It's a heuristic keyword-frequency tool that mimics what an ATS roughly looks for. Real applicant tracking systems parse document structure and context differently, so use this as guidance only.
What is a good resume word count?
Most one-to-two page resumes land in the 400-800 word range. The tool flags counts outside that band so you can trim or expand.
Why are some keywords missing even though I mention them?
Matching is case-insensitive but uses word boundaries, so a different phrasing, abbreviation, or split phrase may not match. Mirror the job description's exact terminology where it's truthful to do so.