Free ATS Resume Checker
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What our free ATS resume checker looks for
Twelve deterministic checks run instantly in your browser. Each one mirrors a failure mode that real ATS platforms — Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Taleo — flag on inbound resumes.
Action verb usage
Checks that achievements start with strong verbs (Led, Built, Drove) instead of weak openers.
Why it matters: Recruiters scan for ownership and impact in the first three words.
Quantification rate
Measures the share of achievements that include numbers, percentages, dollar amounts, or timeframes.
Why it matters: Quantified outcomes survive ATS keyword filters and stand out to humans.
Achievement vs duty language
Flags duty phrases like "responsible for" and overused buzzwords ("team player", "synergy").
Why it matters: ATS and recruiters reward outcomes; duty language reads as filler.
Contact info completeness
Confirms name, email, phone, and a LinkedIn URL are present.
Why it matters: Recruiters cannot reply to a resume that is missing contact channels.
No prohibited information
Detects marital status, age, date of birth, and "references available on request".
Why it matters: These trigger bias filters and waste resume real estate.
Standard section headings
Verifies sections use names ATS systems recognise (Experience, Education, Skills).
Why it matters: Custom headings ("My Journey") often parse into the wrong field.
Single-column layout
Confirms a parser-safe single-column structure.
Why it matters: Multi-column resumes routinely lose data when ATS parsers flatten them.
No ATS-breaking characters
Scans for smart quotes, fancy dashes, and non-standard bullets.
Why it matters: Some ATS parsers drop or garble these characters silently.
Required sections present
Checks for Contact, Experience, Education, and Skills.
Why it matters: Missing sections cause ATS systems to score the resume incomplete.
No outdated patterns
Catches Objective sections, "References available", and dated formatting choices.
Why it matters: These patterns date a resume and crowd out high-signal content.
No personal pronouns
Counts I, my, me, we, our.
Why it matters: Modern resume style is implied third person — pronouns read as informal.
Concise language
Flags filler phrases like "in order to", "was able to", "successfully".
Why it matters: Filler dilutes keyword density and burns the recruiter's scan time.
And 11 more in the full audit
These checks need deeper parsing or AI grading. Free with a JobHone account.
- Resume lengthRoles + achievement count tuning
- Reverse-chronological structureDate-aware role ordering
- Sentence structureLength and capitalisation per achievement
- Outcome quality (AI)Scores every achievement on result strength
- Verb strength & diversityCatches weak and overused openers
- Achievement structure qualityPer-role count and length scoring
- Consistent punctuationEnd-of-line punctuation across roles
- Specific, relevant skillsGeneric-skill filtering and JD alignment
- Education completenessInstitution, degree, field, dates
- Tense consistencyPast vs present across current and prior roles
- Tone & professionalism (AI)Confidence, formality, and polish
Want to fix every issue with one click?
JobHone's full ATS resume checker runs 23 checks — covering everything in this free version, plus deeper scans for ATS keyword density, action verb strength, achievement quantification, and parser-specific formatting issues across Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, and Taleo. Every flag comes with a one-click AI fix.
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