Follow the application instructions first.
PDF preserves appearance; export selectable text rather than a scan.
DOCX preserves editable paragraphs; avoid putting essential information in floating shapes or headers.
There is no format that every ATS handles identically. Compare extracted text and follow the employer’s requirements.
Illustrative example using this checker’s published rules. File warnings and wording changes are shown separately; results do not predict an employer’s decision.
DOCX: a table was detected in the document structure.
Example export with ordinary body paragraphs and no detected layout flag. Re-upload your own file to verify its text.
If the vacancy specifies a format, follow it. If both are accepted, choose a clean export that preserves the text you need. This tool supports selectable-text PDF and DOCX; it cannot declare one format universally better across every employer configuration.
PDF preserves a fixed visual layout, but a scan may contain no usable text. Try selecting the text, then inspect the scanner’s reading order. If separate columns mix or bullet content disappears, return to the source document, simplify its layout and export a new text-based PDF.
DOCX usually stores editable paragraphs, but important content may sit in tables, headers or floating elements. Keep contact details in body text and inspect extraction. A table warning is a reason to review, not a claim that all tables fail in all systems.
Text pasted into the checker cannot carry the original file’s layout metadata. After editing, upload the actual PDF or DOCX you will submit. Compare key fields and bullet order before relying on the report. Scanned files require OCR elsewhere before this tool can read them.
Your report opens with line-by-line extraction and layout signals. A JD is optional.
Add a job description to see keyword matches and gaps.
Upload a text-based PDF or DOCX, or paste your text. A job description is optional.
Inspect the parsed text, score breakdown and issues tied to your original lines.
Edit a bullet, verify the facts, then re-check. Your report stays free.
English resumes only. PDF text extraction and DOCX paragraphs are checked; visual fonts, all tables, and every ATS layout behavior cannot be verified. Scanned PDFs need OCR elsewhere.
If the vacancy specifies a format, follow it. If both are accepted, choose a clean export that preserves the text you need. This tool supports selectable-text PDF and DOCX; it cannot declare one format universally better across every employer configuration.
PDF preserves a fixed visual layout, but a scan may contain no usable text. Try selecting the text, then inspect the scanner’s reading order. If separate columns mix or bullet content disappears, return to the source document, simplify its layout and export a new text-based PDF.
DOCX usually stores editable paragraphs, but important content may sit in tables, headers or floating elements. Keep contact details in body text and inspect extraction. A table warning is a reason to review, not a claim that all tables fail in all systems.
Yes. You can see every score, issue and extracted line without an account. Basic checks, two-JD comparison and report printing are free.
Basic checks run in your browser. Files and job descriptions are not uploaded. AI rewriting is optional and sends only the selected text to our server and Cloudflare Workers AI after your consent.
No. Employers use different systems and rules. This is a reproducible heuristic check, not an employer score, ranking prediction or guarantee. AI is used only for optional rewriting.