Upload your resume, paste the job description, and get an instant 0–100 ATS score — plus the exact keywords you're missing and a fix list for everything that trips resume scanners.
PDF, DOCX, or start from a template. Parsed in seconds — nothing is sent to employers.
The checker scores you against the exact role, not a generic rubric — the same way a recruiter filters.
A 0–100 ATS score, the missing keywords, and one-click AI fixes for every flagged line.
We score your resume with the parsing and keyword rules used by the applicant tracking systems behind most US job postings — Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS, and Taleo — so the score you see reflects how you'll actually rank.
The exact skills, tools, and phrases the JD asks for — which ones your resume already has, and which are missing.
Whether the parsers behind Workday, Greenhouse, and Lever can actually read your resume — no scrambled sections, no dropped text.
Standard, machine-recognizable headings (Experience, Skills, Education) so every section lands in the right database field.
Images of text, layout tables, unusual fonts, and multi-column traps that silently break older ATS parsers.
How closely your headline and skills section match the role — the fields recruiters filter and rank by first.
Bullets with real numbers rank better with recruiters. The checker flags vague lines and suggests measurable rewrites.
A good ATS score is 75–80 out of 100 — that's the widely used bar for a strong keyword match with the job description. To rank near the top of a recruiter's filtered list, aim for 82 or higher, which is the target nailHiring optimizes your resume toward.
The score isn't a pass/fail gate — it estimates how visible your resume is when a recruiter searches and ranks hundreds of applicants by the role's keywords. Nearly every Fortune 500 company hires through an ATS, and industry studies consistently estimate that the majority of resumes are never opened by a human because they miss the keywords recruiters filter by. Ten points on this score is the difference between page one and never being seen.
| Score | Verdict | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Below 60 | At risk | Likely filtered out of keyword searches for this role. |
| 60–74 | Needs work | Parses fine but missing keywords recruiters filter by. |
| 75–81 | Good | Clears the commonly cited bar for a strong keyword match. |
| 82+ | Competitive | The target nailHiring optimizes for — top of the ranked list. |
Yes. You can check your resume against a job description free — no credit card. The free plan includes 3 full tailoring runs a month; the score and fix list are part of every run.
Aim for 75–80 out of 100 as the minimum for a strong keyword match, and 82+ to be competitive. Resumes tailored on nailHiring average a 92+ score against their target job description.
Upload your resume, paste the job description you want, and run the audit. You get a 0–100 score, the exact keywords the job description asks for that your resume is missing, and formatting flags that break resume parsers.
Most don't hard-reject on their own — recruiters use ATS search and ranking to decide which resumes they ever open. If your resume parses badly or misses the keywords a recruiter filters by, it's effectively invisible, which is why industry studies estimate most resumes are never seen by a human.
A text-based PDF or a DOCX file. Avoid images of text, tables for layout, and multi-column designs — they scramble the reading order in older parsers. Every nailHiring template exports ATS-friendly PDFs and DOCX by default.
Work each missing keyword into a real achievement bullet — the tool's AI agent rewrites your existing bullets to include them naturally, keeping your metrics and voice, and shows every change as a diff you can accept or edit.
Your resume is analyzed to produce your score and is never sent to employers or third parties. Documents are encrypted at rest, we don't train models on your data, and you can delete everything from your account at any time.
Free ATS resume check against any job description. About 60 seconds, no credit card.