ATS Resume Checker

Beat the Applicant Tracking System. Get Seen by Humans.

You're not losing to better candidates. You're losing to software. Kareeo's ATS Resume Scanner shows you exactly why your resume gets filtered out — and gives you the line-by-line fixes to break through.

The Invisible Wall Between You and the Interview

98% of Fortune 500 companies use ATS. 75% of resumes never reach a human. Most people don't even know they're being filtered out — they just never hear back.

98%

of Fortune 500 companies use applicant tracking systems to screen resumes

75%

of resumes are rejected by ATS before a human ever reads them

7 sec

average time a recruiter spends on a resume — if it even gets past the bots

How Applicant Tracking Systems Filter You Out

Understanding the enemy is step one. Here's exactly what happens to your resume the moment you click “Apply.”

Stage 1: Parsing

The ATS strips your resume down to raw text. Headers, columns, tables, graphics — gone. If your formatting confuses the parser, your content gets scrambled and critical sections vanish.

Stage 2: Keyword Matching

The system compares your resume text against the job description. It's looking for exact keyword matches — not synonyms, not context. If the JD says 'project management' and you wrote 'managed projects,' that's a miss.

Stage 3: Scoring & Ranking

Every resume gets a compatibility score. Only the top-ranked resumes — typically the top 25% — get forwarded to a human recruiter. Everyone else gets an automated rejection email, or worse, silence.

How Kareeo's Scanner Fixes It

Stop guessing what the ATS wants. Upload, paste, score, fix — in under two minutes.

01

Upload Your Resume

Drop in your PDF or Word document. Our parser reads it the same way an ATS does — so you see exactly what the machine sees, not what you think it sees.

02

Paste the Job Description

Copy the full job posting for the role you're targeting. Our AI extracts every required skill, qualification, and keyword the ATS will be scanning for.

03

Get Your ATS Score

Receive an instant compatibility score with a detailed breakdown: matched keywords, missing keywords, formatting issues, and section-by-section analysis.

04

Apply the Fixes

For every issue found, you get the exact fix — reworded bullet points, missing keywords to add, formatting changes to make. No guessing, no generic advice.

What Kareeo's Scanner Checks

Keyword match rate against the job description
Missing hard skills and technical terms
ATS-incompatible formatting (tables, headers, graphics)
Section detection (experience, education, skills)
Contact information parsing accuracy
File format compatibility (PDF vs. Word issues)
Bullet point strength and action verb usage
Quantifiable achievement detection
Redundant or filler content flagging
Overall ATS compatibility score with letter grade

Stop Applying Into the Void

Your resume might be perfect for the job — but the ATS doesn't care about perfect. It cares about keywords, formatting, and compatibility. Let Kareeo make sure you pass.