Free resume review: what you get, and what it doesn't do

What's in the free review

• A score out of 100 with a label, from Needs work to Excellent. It comes from fixed rules, so the same resume gets the same score.
• Your strengths: what already works, tied to something in your resume.
• Areas to improve, and why each one matters.
• Specific suggestions for your industry. Each shows the issue, a suggested fix with a before/after example, a priority and an estimate of the points it could add.
• A breakdown of where those points sit, so you can see which kind of fix matters most.

You can print the report or save it as a PDF, or have it emailed to you. We send the email only after you confirm the request.

How to use the suggestions

Start with the suggestions marked Critical, then High. The before/after examples show the kind of change meant, not text to copy: only use numbers and claims you can back up. When your edits are done, run the free ATS resume checker again and compare the score. Our resume grader page explains how the score is calculated.

What the free review doesn't do

• It doesn't read a job description. It checks your resume against common ATS conventions and the keywords for your industry.
• It doesn't see layout. It reads the text of your file, so fonts, columns and images are invisible to it, and a scanned PDF can't be read.
• It doesn't promise results. Results are guidance, not a guarantee.

When the recruiter review helps

If one job ad really matters, the recruiter review reads your resume against it. You add the role and the job description, and you get a verdict with a fit score, a review of the job's main requirements, a skills breakdown, an experience deep dive, interview focus areas and a 90-day plan for your first months in the role. It is automated and written from a recruiter's point of view. It costs US$9.99 per review, paid once by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, with no subscription and no account. It doesn't include the ATS score, so start with the free review.

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