What is an ATS and why does keyword matching matter?

An Applicant Tracking System parses your resume and ranks it against the job description, often by keyword overlap. Resumes missing the posting's key terms can get filtered out before a human sees them, so closing keyword gaps improves your odds.

Do I need to upload my resume file?

No. You paste the text of your resume and the job description. Nothing is uploaded as a file.

Should I just stuff in every missing keyword?

Only add keywords for skills you genuinely have. The tool flags gaps as guidance — keyword-stuffing skills you can't back up will hurt you in the interview.

How is the match score calculated?

It extracts the meaningful skills, tools, and qualifications from the job description, checks which appear in your resume (allowing for synonyms and stems), and reports the percentage matched plus the specific misses.

Yes. It runs on MarkdownMe's AI endpoint with a daily request cap to keep it free for everyone — no signup, unlike most ATS scanners.

ATS Resume Keyword Matcher (Resume vs Job Description)

Paste your resume in one box and a job posting in the other, and get a match score plus a categorized breakdown: keywords you already match, missing hard skills and tools, missing soft skills and qualifications, and quick wins to add. It's the free, no-signup version of the Jobscan-style ATS check that recruiters' applicant tracking systems run. Keyword matching works on pasted text — no file upload. AI-powered. You choose whether we keep your text to improve the tools.

Paste your resume and a job posting — see your ATS match score and exactly which keywords you're missing.

Your resume (paste text)

Job description0 / 12,000 combined

Match report

How to use the report

This is keyword guidance, not a rewrite — work the missing terms into bullets only where they're true.
Never add a skill you don't actually have. Tailor honestly; ATS screens for terms, recruiters screen for substance.
Quick wins are exact-match phrasings that are easy to weave in without overhauling your resume.
Run it once per posting — the same resume scores differently against different job descriptions.

AI-powered. Your resume and the job description are sent only to generate the report. You choose whether we keep it to improve the tools. See the privacy page.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is an ATS and why does keyword matching matter?: An Applicant Tracking System parses your resume and ranks it against the job description, often by keyword overlap. Resumes missing the posting's key terms can get filtered out before a human sees them, so closing keyword gaps improves your odds.
Do I need to upload my resume file?: No. You paste the text of your resume and the job description. Nothing is uploaded as a file.
Should I just stuff in every missing keyword?: Only add keywords for skills you genuinely have. The tool flags gaps as guidance — keyword-stuffing skills you can't back up will hurt you in the interview.
How is the match score calculated?: It extracts the meaningful skills, tools, and qualifications from the job description, checks which appear in your resume (allowing for synonyms and stems), and reports the percentage matched plus the specific misses.
Is it really free?: Yes. It runs on MarkdownMe's AI endpoint with a daily request cap to keep it free for everyone — no signup, unlike most ATS scanners.

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About ATS Resume Keyword Matcher (Resume vs Job Description)

Paste your resume and a job description to see your ATS match score and exactly which keywords and skills you're missing. Free Jobscan-style scanner. AI-powered, daily-capped. This AI-backed tool sends your input to MarkdownMe's capped AI endpoint to generate the result. You choose whether we keep it to improve the tools. See the privacy page. No account is required. MarkdownMe provides free, fast, and reliable Markdown tools for developers, writers, and anyone who works with Markdown.