What is the BeamJobs ATS Resume Checker?
An ATS resume checker scores your resume’s ability to pass through applicant tracking systems by taking into account formatting, keywords, and readability.
Upload your resume to BeamJobs’ resume checker for your free ATS score and a quick snapshot of whether your resume is ready for job applications.
Why Should You Use a Resume Checker?
Our resume checker, built for job seekers, provides a birds-eye view of how your resume stacks up against the competition.
How to Use the ATS Resume Checker in 5 Steps
Upload your resume to BeamJobs, pick from our ATS-approved templates, optimize your resume against a job listing or job posting before applying, confirm your contact details, and get your score to improve your application. We’ll walk you through it step by step:
Upload your resume
Drag and drop your resume file or browse for it, where we’ll quickly bring your document in-house. BeamJobs will take the content from your resume, load it into our platform, and scan it once it’s in.
Choose a template
Pick a free ATS-friendly resume template for your current resume from one of nine layouts designed to help you create an ATS compliant resume.
We regularly test our templates on the backend to make sure ATS systems can parse them more reliably because they use standard formatting and standard fonts, and Microsoft Word files are commonly well supported.
Confirm your details
Ensure your contact information is accurate and up-to-date from the resume you uploaded. If you need to make revisions, it’s fast and intuitive when you click, “Let’s make changes.”
Get your ATS resume score
At the top right of your resume, you’ll see a score calculating. It shows how well your resume matches the role and where the strongest resume matches are coming. You also get an overview of the most important issues to address for your resume to be application-ready.
Update your resume
If you want to make changes, you can update your resume in seconds with the checker’s clear improvement priorities. This lets you highlight skills gaps, including hard skills and soft skills.
It also helps you avoid using long form content in resumes, which can put off recruiters from most companies. While you can make changes with a click, you always have full editing control over your resume.
Too Good to Be True? See What Job Seekers Have to Say
A resume checker is priceless. Best part? It’s free to use, and BeamJobs is the expert you can trust to get your resume right.
Wondering how your resume ranks among the competition? Leave your resume to the pros. Upload your current resume to our checker—or build one with our free templates. This resume scanner shows whether your resume is screen friendly and can get you more interview callbacks. How Does Your Resume Score Stack Up?
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How to Ensure Your Resume is ATS Friendly Across Different Industries
Creating a resume that is ATS compliant is a must, no matter which industry you’re targeting. Different fields often use varying terminology and prioritize unique skills, so tailoring your resume format and keywords to the specific job is key. To help ensure your resume is ATS compliant across different industries, keep these points in mind:
- Use standard resume section headings like “Work Experience” and “Education” so most ATS software can easily parse your information.
- Choose traditional fonts such as Arial, Calibri, or Times New Roman to keep your resume simple and readable by both ATS and human recruiters.
- Incorporate the right keywords and job titles found in the job description, including acronym versions of terms, naturally within your resume keywords and action verbs.
- Use an ATS resume scanner or ATS checker to save time by highlighting missing skills found in the job posting and identifying formatting issues that might prevent your resume from being selected.
- Submit your resume through trusted platforms that use an online form (with privacy guaranteed), as this is often the first step in the ATS scan process.
- Use BeamJobs to ensure your information is secure while optimizing your resume for ATS compatibility.
Pro Tip: Many companies and qualified candidates rely on clean parsing and accurate scoring during the job search.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an ATS resume checker?
An ATS resume checker looks at formatting, keywords, and readabilty to calculate a score for how likely it is that applicant tracking systems (ATS) can parse, or understand, the content on your resume.
Today, nearly ninety-nine percent of Fortune 500 companies use an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) as part of their recruiting strategy, which means that most resumes are filtered out by these systems before reaching a human recruiter.
How is the score calculated and what does it mean?
We use AI, our own data from thousands of sample resumes we’ve built, and proven industry benchmarks. The resume checker compares your resume to all those data points to score elements like ATS readability, structure, and content.
Scores mean:
What is a good ATS score?
A resume good enough to score 75% or 80% is generally considered ideal. However, there actually isn’t a universal passing number. ATS differ in how they rank and filter resumes. As a rule of thumb, the higher your resume scores in a checker, the better.
What do I do after getting my score?
After seeing your score, decide whether your score warrants a deeper review of your resume, some quick fixes for easy wins, or even if it would be best to build a resume from the ground up. Whatever you choose, BeamJobs has the tools to support you every step of the way.
How accurate is a resume checker?
Resume checkers accurately evaluate ATS factors, such as keyword inclusions, formatting, and readability. No resume checker can guarantee that your resume will get you hired, but it’s a strong tool to show you how ready your resume is for a job application.
Stephen is the co-founder and CEO of BeamJobs. Frustrated with the challenges he'd faced in his own job search, he left the corporate world to start BeamJobs with his brother. Drawing on firsthand experience with hiring and getting hired as technical talent, he started BeamJobs in 2020 to help qualified job seekers land interviews with less stress. Since then, more than 4 million people have built their resumes and cover letters on BeamJobs. Stephen's insights have been featured in notable outlets, such as Fast Company, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, MIT, and Zapier. Learn more about Stephen.
