Upload your resume for a quick ATS-style score and recommendations to improve your chances of passing automated screening.
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What you get
Check your resume with ATS-style parsing. See your score and spot hidden issues.
Add the right terms and skills to pass automated filters more often.
Get a step-by-step plan: cut filler, tighten structure, and highlight achievements.
What this is for
It's a measure of how well your resume is likely to pass an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) — the software recruiters use to filter candidates.
Your resume may not clear ATS screening — don't worry, use Clippy CV and we'll help you fix it.
Your odds of passing ATS are about 50/50. Use our tips to strengthen your resume.
Great work — interviews are within reach. Aim for 90% and you can roughly double your chances.
Your resume may not clear ATS screening — don't worry, use Clippy CV and we'll help you fix it.
Your odds of passing ATS are about 50/50. Use our tips to strengthen your resume.
Great work — interviews are within reach. Aim for 90% and you can roughly double your chances.
IT'S SIMPLE
See how an ATS reads your resume and get a clear plan to improve it — in 4 simple steps.
Upload your resume in PDF or DOCX. We'll run it through an ATS-style parser.
Our AI checks structure, keywords, and formatting — the same way an employer's ATS does.
See your ATS score, missing keywords, and the weak spots that hold your resume back.
Follow step-by-step recommendations to raise your ATS score and clear automated filters more often.
ALMOST EVERY TOP COMPANY USES AN ATS FILTER
THE PROBLEM
A one-size-fits-all resume no longer works. Today's market demands a tailored fit for every job.
Automated systems reject resumes without the right keywords before a recruiter ever sees them.
Complex tables, unsupported fonts, or wrong section headings make your resume invisible to the system. Our analysis surfaces the bugs that cost you interviews.
Without a check, you apply blind and wonder why no one replies. A quick analysis shows your real chances and saves you weeks of waiting.
An ATS (Applicant Tracking System) is the software most mid-size and large employers use to screen every incoming resume before a human ever sees it. The system parses your file, extracts sections (experience, skills, education) and matches them against the job description. If the resume parses badly — tables, images instead of text, unusual fonts, wrong section headings — or lacks the right keywords, the candidate is filtered out automatically. Industry studies report that up to 75% of resumes never make it past this first filter.
Our AI-powered check runs in two stages. First, we parse your resume the same way an employer's ATS would: structure, required sections, formatting and readability. Second, when you paste a job description or link, we match your resume against it and produce two scores — one for resume completeness and one for fit against the role. We also surface missing keywords and give step-by-step recommendations on what to fix.
Both are ATS-friendly, with nuances. PDF preserves layout exactly and looks identical to the recruiter; modern ATS parse PDF correctly as long as the file contains real text rather than an image. DOCX is the easiest format to parse and rarely trips older ATS. The key is to avoid complex tables, multi-column layouts, image-based icons instead of headings, and unusual fonts. Clippy CV accepts PDF, DOC, DOCX, TXT and RTF and will tell you immediately if your file parsed cleanly.
A baseline ATS score and a preview of recommendations is free — no payment and no subscription required, right after you upload your resume. The full report (complete matched and missing keyword lists, critical issues, top actions to fix) is available on the Pro and Max plans. See the pricing page for current prices and plan details.
ATS looks for specific terms from the job description: job titles, hard skills, tools, technologies, certifications, and sometimes phrasing of responsibilities. The closer your resume's language is to the posting, the higher your score. Clippy CV compares your resume against the job, automatically highlights matched and missing keywords, and suggests where in the resume to add them naturally — without turning your CV into a keyword list.
Clippy CV uses a 0–100 scale. Below 40% usually means the resume won't clear the ATS and needs serious rework. Around 60% your odds are roughly 50/50 — it may pass some filters but not others. 80% and up means the resume reliably clears the automated screen and reaches a human recruiter; aim for 90+ to roughly double your response rate.
Yes. Your resume is uploaded over HTTPS, never shared with third parties and never made publicly available. We use the file only to run your analysis and produce your report — you can delete it from your account at any time. Full details are in the Privacy Policy linked in the footer.
In 2026 a generic resume no longer works. Recruiters look for the specific skills and experience that match their open role.
A tailored resume shows a precise fit to the employer's requirements from the very first seconds of the scan.
Research shows that candidates with tailored resumes receive up to three times as many interview invitations.
Tailoring a resume to a job is the process of customizing your CV to the specific requirements of an employer. In today's hiring market, where a single role can attract hundreds of applications and generic resumes are filtered out by automated systems, personalization is no longer a luxury — it's a necessity.
Modern ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems) scan resumes for keywords from the job description. If your resume doesn't contain the relevant terms, it gets rejected before a human ever sees it. That's why simply having a good resume isn't enough — it has to be tailored to each specific job.
Our service uses AI to analyze the job posting and compare it with your resume. The system extracts the key skills, responsibilities and requirements the employer listed and maps them against your experience. Then the AI suggests improvements: rewriting bullets, adding missing keywords and optimizing structure.
The whole process takes minutes instead of hours of manual work. You upload your resume, paste the job description — and get a ready document that passes ATS screening, contains the right keywords, speaks the employer's language and stands out among hundreds of other applications.
Regardless of your profession or level, a tailored resume significantly increases your chances of getting an interview. In a competitive market this is a hiring advantage you can't ignore.
Start using resume tailoring today. Upload your resume, paste a job description — and see how easy it is to create a perfectly matched document that catches recruiters' attention and clears the automated screen.
Try a free tailor-and-check right now. See how your resume matches the job — and unlock the full report in a couple of clicks.
