Resume Checker

Paste the text of your resume and get an instant check for common issues: missing contact info, missing standard sections, first-person pronouns, vague phrases like "responsible for," and whether it uses bullet points. Get a score out of 100 and a specific tip for each thing flagged.

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Why use Resume Checker?

This checker runs eight specific, rule-based checks against the resume text you paste rather than producing a single vague score. It looks for an email address and a phone number, checks for section keywords covering Summary, Experience, Education, and Skills, and checks whether the text uses bullet points at all. On the wording side, it flags first-person pronouns like "I" and "my", which resumes conventionally drop in favor of starting each bullet with an action verb, and it flags common vague phrases such as "responsible for" or "duties included" that describe a role without stating a result. It also flags resumes that are unusually short or long by word count. Every check that fails comes with a specific, actionable tip rather than just a red mark, so you know exactly what to change. The overall score is simply the percentage of checks passed, useful for comparing two drafts of the same resume rather than a promise about how any particular employer or applicant tracking system will read it. Because the analysis runs entirely in your browser with plain JavaScript pattern matching, the resume text you paste, which may include personal and career details, is never uploaded or stored anywhere.

Key benefits

Runs eight specific checks instead of a vague overall rating
Every failed check comes with a concrete tip, not just a red flag
Checks for both structural issues (missing sections, no bullets) and wording issues (first-person, vague phrases)
Runs entirely in your browser, so unpublished resume drafts are never uploaded
Free with no account and no upload size limit beyond what you can paste

Features

Detects an email address and a phone number in the pasted text
Checks for Summary, Experience, Education, and Skills section keywords
Detects bullet point usage versus paragraph-only formatting
Flags first-person pronouns ("I", "my", "me", "myself"), which resumes conventionally avoid
Flags vague phrases like "responsible for," "duties included," and "helped with"
Flags resumes that are unusually short (under 150 words) or long (over 1000 words)

Popular use cases

A final check before submitting a resume to a job application
Spotting a missing contact detail or section before sending a resume out
Cleaning up passive, vague language in favor of specific achievements
Comparing two drafts of the same resume by score

How to use Resume Checker

1
Paste your resume text
Copy the text of your resume, from a Word doc, PDF, or plain text, and paste it into the box.
2
Click Check Resume
The tool runs eight checks and shows a score along with word count and how many checks passed.
3
Review the flagged items
Each check that failed shows a specific, actionable tip explaining what to fix.
4
Edit and re-check
Update your resume text and click Check Resume again to see your new score.

Frequently asked questions

Is this the same as an ATS (applicant tracking system) checker?

Not exactly. It checks structure and wording that most ATS and human reviewers both care about, sections, contact info, bullet points, but it does not simulate a specific ATS vendor's parsing or keyword matching against a job description.

Is my resume uploaded anywhere?

No. All eight checks run as JavaScript in your browser against the text you paste, so your resume content is never sent to a server.

Why does it flag words like "I" and "my"?

Resumes conventionally use an implied first person and drop pronouns, starting bullets with an action verb instead, for example "Led a team of five" rather than "I led a team of five".

What counts as a "vague phrase"?

Filler like "responsible for," "duties included," or "helped with" that describes a role without stating a specific action or result. Replacing it with a concrete achievement, ideally with a number, reads stronger.

What does the score mean?

It is the percentage of the eight checks your resume passed. It is a structural and wording sanity check, not a guarantee of getting an interview.

Last reviewed: July 2026

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