Will your resume make it past the bots?

How the ATS scanner works

Applicant Tracking Systems like Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, and Taleo are the first reader of almost every resume submitted online. They parse your document, extract structured data, and rank it against the keywords in the job description before a human ever sees it. Recruiters at large companies receive hundreds of applications per role, so most resumes are filtered out automatically — not because the candidate is unqualified, but because the resume doesn't speak the ATS's language.

Our scanner replicates that first pass. It tokenizes both your resume and the job description, isolates hard skills, tools, certifications, and capitalized terms, and weights them by how often they appear in the job posting. We then compute a weighted match score out of 100, list the exact keywords your resume is missing, and confirm the ones you've already covered. Everything happens in your browser using a pure JavaScript algorithm — there is no upload, no server-side processing, and no log of what you paste.

How to use your results

Aim for a score above 80. If you're below that, look at the missing-keyword list and add the terms that genuinely match your experience — never invent skills you don't have. Mirror the job description's phrasing: if the posting says "stakeholder management" don't write "managing partners." Place the most important keywords in your summary, your most recent role, and your skills section, where ATS parsers weight them highest. Re-run the scan after each edit until the score moves into the strong-match zone.

Tailor your resume per application. A generic resume might score 55 across ten jobs; a five-minute tailoring pass will routinely push the same resume above 85 for the role you actually want. That's the difference between never hearing back and getting the interview.