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Resume Keyword Scanner

Resume Keyword Scanner

Find the language your resume and the job description share.

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Upload your resume

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Compare your resume with job keywords

Paste a job description. See exact matches, missing terms and places to review them.

Add a job description to see keyword matches and gaps.

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A closer look at your resume

Find the language your resume and the job description share.

How we score

Matched and missing terms

Exact word boundaries, not substring hits

Truthful placement in evidence-based bullets

A worked example

See the evidence change

Illustrative example using this checker’s published rules. File warnings and wording changes are shown separately; results do not predict an employer’s decision.

Resume Keyword Scanner: Illustrated example report showing source evidence, an accurate revision and the resulting checks.
Fictional example. Preview the report with the same rules used for your resume.
Read the example text
Original wording
Built backend services for internal reporting.
Revised wording
Built Python APIs and deployed Docker containers for internal reporting.
Resume score8686A compatibility reference, not an employer’s ATS score or a hiring guarantee.

Use a real job description

Keyword matching needs a reference, so this mode asks for a job description before running. Include responsibilities and requirements, not just a job title. The checker extracts a bounded set of terms using a skills vocabulary and filtered words; it does not determine which requirement an employer considers decisive.

Read matched and missing terms literally

A matched term means the wording appears in the extracted resume with word boundaries. A missing term may reflect a different expression, a parsing issue or a real gap. This is literal coverage rather than semantic equivalence, proficiency verification or an employer’s ranking score.

Put truthful terms in useful places

The report suggests your Skills section or an experience bullet as a place to review a missing term. It does not insert skills automatically. Add a skill only when you have it, and use experience to explain important capabilities rather than repeating a word many times.

From upload to a stronger application.

Bring your resume

Upload or paste your resume, then add the job description you want to compare.

See what needs attention

Inspect the parsed text, score breakdown and issues tied to your original lines.

Make a change. Check again.

Edit a bullet, verify the facts, then re-check. Your report stays free.

FAQ

Questions before you upload?

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.

Why is a job description required?+

Keyword matching needs a reference, so this mode asks for a job description before running. Include responsibilities and requirements, not just a job title. The checker extracts a bounded set of terms using a skills vocabulary and filtered words; it does not determine which requirement an employer considers decisive.

Does a missing keyword mean I lack a skill?+

A matched term means the wording appears in the extracted resume with word boundaries. A missing term may reflect a different expression, a parsing issue or a real gap. This is literal coverage rather than semantic equivalence, proficiency verification or an employer’s ranking score.

Will you add missing skills automatically?+

The report suggests your Skills section or an experience bullet as a place to review a missing term. It does not insert skills automatically. Add a skill only when you have it, and use experience to explain important capabilities rather than repeating a word many times.

Is the full resume check free?+

Yes. You can see every score, issue and extracted line without an account. Basic checks, two-JD comparison and report printing are free.

Does my resume leave my device?+

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.

Is this my actual ATS score?+

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.