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Reads your real file
We analyse the actual PDF or DOCX text, exactly as an ATS would after conversion.
Every failed check tells you what to change and why it matters.
What an applicant tracking system actually does
Most medium and large employers do not open your PDF directly. An applicant tracking system converts the file to plain text, tries to identify which block of that text is your work history, which is your education and which is your contact information, then stores the result as structured fields. Recruiters then search and filter those fields.
Almost everything that goes wrong happens during that conversion. A resume that reads perfectly clearly to a human can arrive at the other end with job titles merged into the skills list, or dates detached from the employers they belong to. The document was never unreadable — it was unparseable, which is a different failure with a different fix.
What this checker looks at
It extracts the text layer from your file the way a parser would, then runs checks grouped into four areas:
Parsing. Whether the file has a real text layer at all, whether standard section headings are recognisable, and whether reading order survives conversion. Multi-column layouts commonly fail here, because extraction runs left-to-right across both columns and interleaves them.
Structure. Whether employers, titles and dates stay associated with each other, whether date formats are consistent, and whether there are unexplained gaps a reviewer will ask about.
Contact details. Whether a phone number and email appear in the body text rather than only in a header, footer or image — parsers frequently drop header and footer regions entirely.
Content signals. Whether bullets describe outcomes rather than duties, whether length matches the experience claimed, and whether the skills section is specific enough to match against.
The formatting choices that break parsing most often
Tables used for layout. Some parsers read a table cell by cell in an order unrelated to the visual arrangement.
Text inside images. A resume exported as an image has no text layer. To a parser it is a blank document.
Heavy letter-spacing or small-caps on headings. These can extract as separated characters, so a heading arrives as "E X P E R I E N C E" and no longer matches what the parser looks for.
Icons standing in for labels. An envelope glyph before your email is decoration and carries no text. Keep the label, or keep the value visible.
Unusual section names. "Where I have worked" is friendlier than "Experience" and considerably less likely to be recognised.
Common questions
Does a higher score guarantee an interview?
No. The score measures whether your resume can be read correctly, not whether you are a good fit for the role. A perfectly parseable resume aimed at the wrong job still gets rejected. Treat it as removing a failure mode rather than adding an advantage.
Should I send a PDF or a Word file?
PDF is safe in almost all cases, provided it contains selectable text rather than a scanned or exported image. If a portal explicitly asks for .doc or .docx, follow the instruction — that usually means their parser expects it.
Do keywords need to match the job description exactly?
Close matches help, because some filters are literal. Use the employer's vocabulary where it genuinely describes work you have done. What you should not do is paste the job description in white text: parsers strip styling, so it arrives as visible nonsense and reads as an attempt to game the filter.
Is my file uploaded anywhere?
No. Parsing and scoring both run in your browser. The file is not sent to a server, and nothing is kept once you close the tab.