Score your resume the way recruiters actually filter: parseability, wording impact, and keyword coverage against the real job.
PDF or Word. We pull the text out the same way an ATS does, so you see what the software actually reads.
An applicant tracking system is the filing software an employer uses to store and search applications. It reads your file, pulls out your name, contact details, jobs, dates and skills, and saves them as fields a recruiter can filter. An ATS checker shows you what that extraction produces, so you can see your resume the way the system does before you apply.
Multiple columns, text inside images, contact details in the page header, and tables used for layout are the four things that scramble extraction. The check shows the structure that actually came out of your file, so a problem is visible instead of invisible.
Bullets are read for whether they describe real work with a real outcome. Vague duty lines are flagged so you can rewrite them into something a reader can picture.
Paste the job description and you see which of its terms your resume genuinely supports. The point is matching the employer's vocabulary for work you have actually done, never claiming skills you do not have.
Every deduction names the line that caused it and what to change, because a number on its own tells you nothing you can fix.
Mostly no, and the widely repeated claim that a large share are auto-rejected does not trace back to anything verifiable. The realistic risk is duller: your details get extracted wrong, so you never appear in the search that would have found you.
Either works when the text is real text. Export from your editor rather than scanning or screenshotting, and if the posting names a format, use that one. Quick check: if you cannot select your own name with the cursor, no system can read it.
Colour is fine. Columns are the problem, because a two-column layout can be read straight across and interleave your job titles with your skills list. A single column top to bottom is the safe structure.
Yes, you can score a resume for free. A free account saves your work across devices.