Upload your resume to see your ATS score, missing keywords, and formatting issues. Exactly like recruiters do.
ATS compatibility score (0–100)
Missing keywords from job description
Formatting issues causing rejection
Weak bullet points reducing impact
What is an ATS resume scanner
An ATS resume scanner is an automated tool that compares your resume against a specific job description the way Applicant Tracking Systems like Workday, Greenhouse, iCIMS, Taleo, and NEOGOV do. It extracts contact info, parses your experience and skills sections, and scores how closely your resume matches the keywords, qualifications, and formatting the role asks for. Most US Fortune 500 employers and federal agencies ship one of these five ATS platforms, so passing a scanner that benchmarks against their parsing rules is the most reliable way to know whether your resume will surface for a human recruiter. Based on our Q1 2026 pipeline analysis of thousands of resumes, the median first-submission ATS score is 48 of 100, and one optimization cycle adds a median of 17 points. Scan your resume against any job posting in 30 seconds, free, no sign-up.
Process
Detailed analysis, simplified process.
Drag and drop your PDF or DOCX file. We support all major resume formats.
Our system analyzes your file against 25+ ATS readability checks in seconds.
See your ATS score and get a step-by-step plan to fix formatting issues.
Intelligence
Our engine reverse-engineers the hiring process to give you the cheat codes.
PARSING ERROR DETECTED
Table structure unreadable
We benchmark our parser against the formatting rules of Workday, Greenhouse, iCIMS, Taleo, and NEOGOV, the ATS platforms most US Fortune 500 employers and federal agencies ship. If we can't read your contact info, neither can they.
Passive language kills resumes. We highlight weak verbs and suggest high-impact alternatives, drawing on the section-failure patterns documented in our Q1 2026 pipeline analysis.
Don't guess what they want. We compare your resume against the job description to find missing keywords instantly, weighted by the 150+ role-specific keyword databases at the core of ResumeAdapter.
Best Practices
Follow these rules to bypass the filters.
Use “Work Experience” over “My Journey”. Robots understand conventions, not creativity in headers.
Stick to Arial, Calibri, or Roboto. Custom fonts often turn to garbled text.
Multi-column layouts confuse parsers. Keep the reading flow linear.
Text must be highlightable. If you can't select it, the ATS can't read it.
Graphics Rejected
Templates
Most resume templates start with a designer's portfolio and end at a parser's error log. Ours start with the formatting rules of Workday, Greenhouse, iCIMS, Taleo, and NEOGOV, and end at a clean ATS score. No tables, no sidebars, no icons, no graphics: just the structure those parsers will actually read.
We scan the job description and tell you exactly which hard skills you're missing.
Are you a “Team Player” or a “Collaborative Leader”? We analyze the sentiment and impact of your phrasing.
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Examples & Templates
See real before/after examples for your role. Each page includes ATS scores, keyword analysis, and copyable text.
Resume Examples
85 role-specific resume examples with ATS scores, keyword gaps, and formatting analysis.
Cover Letter Examples
50 role-specific cover letter examples with tone variations, opening lines, and seniority breakdowns.
Check Resume by Role
Run the scanner against the exact keywords recruiters search for in your role. Each page covers missing keywords, ATS score thresholds, and role-specific formatting traps.
FAQ
Everything you need to know about the ResumeAdapter ATS resume scanner.
A resume scanner is an automated tool that compares your resume against a specific job description the way Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) like Workday, Greenhouse, iCIMS, Taleo, and NEOGOV do. It extracts your contact info, parses your experience and skills sections, and scores how closely your resume matches the keywords, qualifications, and formatting the role asks for.
The score weights 25+ formatting and keyword checks benchmarked against the parsing rules of the five major US ATS platforms (Workday, Greenhouse, iCIMS, Taleo, NEOGOV). Methodology, score distribution, and improvement deltas from our Q1 2026 pipeline analysis are published at /ats-statistics.
No. We process your resume in memory for the analysis, then immediately discard it from our servers unless you choose to save it to your account. Resume data is treated as ephemeral PII.
Based on our Q1 2026 pipeline analysis of thousands of resumes, the median first-submission ATS score is 48 of 100, and 51% of resumes score below 50. A score above 80 indicates your resume is likely to be read by human recruiters; below 50 signals significant formatting or keyword gaps.
The scanner benchmarks against the parsing and keyword-weighting rules of Workday, Greenhouse, iCIMS, Taleo, and NEOGOV, which are the five ATS platforms most US Fortune 500 employers and federal agencies use. Role-specific keyword weighting is layered on top for 40+ industries.
No sign-up is required to run a free scan. You can upload your resume and a job description, get your ATS score, missing keywords, and prioritized fix list in 30 seconds. A free account is only needed to save scans or apply the one-click rewrite.
Stop guessing. Get your resume score and fix your applications today.
