73% of resumes are rejected before a human sees them — by software, not people. Find out if yours passes ATS screening, and get exact fixes to make it through.
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Six dimensions. Specific scores. Exact fixes — not generic resume advice.
Keyword match rate
Are you using the exact terms from the job description?
ATS parse compatibility
Can the system extract your text without mangling it?
Section structure
Do your section headers match what ATS systems expect?
Contact info detection
Can it find your name, email, phone, and LinkedIn?
Formatting red flags
Tables, columns, text boxes, and headers that break parsing.
Quantification score
How many of your bullets include measurable achievements?
Paste a job description (optional but recommended for tailored scoring) and upload your resume in PDF or .docx format.
In under 60 seconds, see your score out of 100 across keyword match, formatting, section structure, and contact parsing.
Get a line-by-line breakdown of exactly what to fix — not vague advice, but specific rewrites and missing keywords.
An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is software used by over 98% of Fortune 500 companies and 73% of companies overall to automatically filter job applications. When you apply online, your resume goes through an ATS before any human reviews it.
The ATS parses your resume into structured data — name, contact info, work history, education, skills — and scores it against the job requirements. Resumes below the company's threshold are auto-rejected. Most candidates never know why.
The problem isn't that you're unqualified. It's that your resume isn't formatted for machines. A resume with a beautiful multi-column design, embedded tables, and a creative layout will often score lower than a plain single-column document with the right keywords.
Preciprocal's free ATS checker identifies all of these issues and tells you exactly how to fix them — not with vague advice, but with specific rewrites and missing keywords pulled from your target role.
An ATS is software used by 73% of companies to automatically screen and filter resumes before a human ever sees them. The system parses your resume, scores it against job requirements, and ranks candidates. Resumes that score below the threshold are automatically rejected — even if the candidate is qualified. Common ATS platforms include Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS, and Taleo.
The most common reasons: (1) Missing keywords — your resume doesn't include the exact terms from the job description. (2) Bad formatting — tables, columns, text boxes, and headers/footers confuse ATS parsers. (3) Wrong file type — some ATS systems struggle with PDF; .docx is more reliably parsed. (4) Non-standard section headers — using 'Professional History' instead of 'Work Experience' can break parsing. (5) Missing contact information in a recognizable format.
Our ATS scorer analyses your resume against four dimensions: keyword match rate (against a job description or role-specific keyword database), formatting compatibility (does it parse cleanly?), section structure (are standard sections present and correctly labeled?), and header/contact parsing (can the system extract your name, email, and phone?). Each dimension is weighted and combined into a score out of 100.
Aim for 75+ to get past initial automated screening. 85+ is competitive. 90+ means your resume is optimally formatted and keyword-matched. Below 60, you're likely getting auto-rejected at most companies. A score doesn't guarantee interviews — it just means a human will actually read your resume.
The five highest-impact fixes: (1) Tailor your resume to each job description — mirror the exact language used. (2) Use a clean single-column layout — no tables, no text boxes, no headers/footers. (3) Rename non-standard sections ('Relevant Experience' → 'Work Experience'). (4) Add a Skills section with the exact tools and technologies from the job posting. (5) Include metrics — ATS systems score for quantifiable achievements.
Yes. Preciprocal's free plan includes 5 ATS resume analyses per month — no credit card required. Each analysis includes your overall score, keyword gap analysis, formatting issues, and section structure feedback. Paid plans include the Recruiter Eye Simulation, Candidate Benchmarking, and Interview Intelligence features.
PDF and Word (.docx). We recommend submitting in .docx for ATS parsing, and converting to PDF only when the job posting specifically requests it or when you're emailing a recruiter directly.
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