How the resume keyword scanner works

1. Paste the job description (the whole post works best).
2. Upload your résumé as PDF or Word.
3. We extract the skills, tools and phrases the employer repeats, compare them with your résumé and show matched and missing keywords.
4. Our AI suggests which missing keywords to weave in where they honestly fit your experience.

Why keyword match decides your shortlist

Applicant tracking systems rank candidates by how closely their résumé matches the job description. Two equally skilled people can land in very different places simply because one wrote "Power BI dashboards" and the other wrote "reporting tools". Mirroring the employer's exact words, wherever they are true for you, is the fastest way to move up the list.

What is an ATS, and why does it reject good résumés?

An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is the software companies use to receive, sort and search job applications. Workday, Taleo, iCIMS, Greenhouse, Lever, SuccessFactors, Zoho Recruit and the software behind Naukri and LinkedIn job posts all work the same basic way: they turn your file into plain text, split it into sections, and let recruiters search and rank candidates by keywords.

The problem is the first step. If the software cannot read your file cleanly, your experience lands in the wrong place or disappears. A recruiter searching for "Python" or "GST" never sees you, even if you are the best fit. Nothing is wrong with you; the layout simply did not survive the robot.

What this free checker looks at

• Robot readability: tables, text boxes, two-column layouts, headers and footers, icon fonts, graphics, scanned or image-only PDFs.
• Contact details: whether the ATS can find your name, phone, email, LinkedIn and city.
• Sections: whether your headings match the ones ATS search for, like Work Experience, Education and Skills.
• Impact: how many of your points show measurable results and start with action verbs.
• Modern format: details Indian employers no longer expect, such as date of birth, marital status, parents' names or a photo.
• Job match: paste a job description and see which key terms you already use and which you are missing.

ATS-friendly résumé tips that work in India and abroad

• Use one clear column and standard headings: Summary, Work Experience, Education, Skills.
• Keep your name, phone and email in the body of the page, not in the header.
• Export to PDF from Word or Google Docs; never scan or save the résumé as an image.
• Start each point with an action verb and add a number: people, money, time or percentage.
• Mirror the exact skill names from the job description where they are true for you.
• Leave out date of birth, marital status, religion and a photo unless the employer asks.

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