Free Tool
ATS Resume Score Checker
Check how well your resume reads to Applicant Tracking Systems. Paste your resume (and optionally a job description) for an ATS-readiness estimate based on common ATS patterns.
Paste your resume to see your ATS-readiness score and checklist.
See your resume the way the software does
Most applications never reach a human first. An Applicant Tracking System parses your resume into fields, scores it against the job description and ranks it. A strong candidate with a badly formatted file can lose to a weaker one that simply parses cleanly.
Paste your resume and the job description, and see the match the way an ATS would — keyword overlap, formatting risk and section structure — before you submit anything.
Why a polished resume can score zero
A file can look immaculate in Word or as a PDF and still extract into nonsense. Text boxes, multi-column layouts and graphics-based headers frequently fail to parse — the system sees garbled or missing text where a person sees a clean design.
- Two candidates with comparable experience apply. One uses a two-column template with a graphic sidebar for skills; the other is single-column with standard headings.
- The sidebar fails to parse into any recognised field. From the system’s point of view those skills are simply not listed.
- That is the gap this closes: catching the formatting problem before the application, not after a rejection with no explanation.
What gets scored
Three things, and they fail in different ways — which is why a single overall number is less useful than knowing which of the three is weak.
- Keyword overlap against the job description — what the ranking actually runs on.
- Formatting risk — tables, columns, graphics, and anything near the contact details.
- Section structure — whether standard headings exist for the parser to find.
Using the match score honestly
A low score rarely means rewrite everything. It usually means a handful of specific terms are missing, or one formatting choice is creating risk.
- Add missing keywords where they are genuinely true of your experience. “Ran split tests on landing pages” is true, so add “A/B testing”.
- Do not stuff in terms you cannot back up in an interview. Never used HubSpot? Leave it out.
- Fix flagged formatting first — particularly tables, columns or graphics near your contact details.
Your resume stays in your browser
Scoring happens on your own device, which matters when the document contains your address, your phone number and your current employer.
- Your resume and the job description are processed locally for scoring.
- They are not stored on our servers, and there is no account to create.
- Which means you can check a real application rather than a sanitised copy.
Four numbers worth keeping
Why Parix.ai gives this away
A rejection with no explanation is often a parsing failure rather than a judgement, and that is a fixable problem nobody tells you about. These tools are how people find us — which is why there is no paywall and no sign-up.
Check my resumeWho uses it
Anyone applying through an online portal, and anyone who has sent twenty applications and heard nothing — which is more often a formatting problem than a credentials one.
Pair it with
Build a clean, single-column file with the Resume Builder, and tighten the wording with the Grammar Checker before you send it.
What the score is not
It is not a judgement of your experience. It measures how well a parser reads your file and how closely the wording matches one specific job description — both of which you can fix in an afternoon.