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Free resume checker

A resume checker that reads the job first.

Most resume checkers grade your resume against a template. Nextrova grades it against the posting you are about to apply to, then tells you what to change and in what order.

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81

Sample report · example

Project Manager

Sample posting · Match score 81

Found in your CV

  • Agile delivery
  • Budget ownership
  • Stakeholder management

Missing

  • PRINCE2
  • Jira

3 of 5 requirements found

How it works

Takes about a minute.

  1. Pick the job

    Paste the posting or its link. The requirements are what we check you against.

  2. Add your resume

    PDF or Word up to 4 MB, or pasted text.

  3. Fix in order

    Priority actions come first: the few changes that move your match the most.

What you get

One report, four answers.

Everything in the report ties back to the posting you added, so the advice is about this job, not resumes in general.

  • Do I meet the requirements?

    Each skill, tool and qualification from the posting, found in your resume or not.

  • Can software read my file?

    Contact details, headings, dates, readable characters and layout, checked on the extracted text.

  • Which lines are weak?

    Bullets that describe duties instead of results, rewritten from what your resume already says.

  • What should I do first?

    Priority actions ranked by how much they change your match.

  • What will I score after fixes?

    The report shows your current match and the match you could reach with the suggested changes.

  • Is it the same job next time?

    Re-check the same posting with your updated resume and compare.

Why a score without a job is a weak signal

A generic resume score can catch typos, missing sections and long paragraphs. It cannot tell you whether you look qualified for a specific role, because qualification depends on what that employer asked for.

Two resumes can score the same on a template check and fit the same job very differently. One might show the three tools the posting names; the other might describe the same work in different words that a recruiter's search will never hit. Checking against the posting turns a vague grade into a list of specific gaps.

If you are applying to several jobs, run a check for each. One analysis is one resume against one posting, and the free account covers 3 a month. Reopening a report does not use another one.

If your file is the problem rather than your wording, the ATS resume checker page explains the parse checks in more detail. If you write "CV" rather than "resume", the CV checker runs the same analysis with UK and European conventions in mind.

Related tools

Each one runs on the same analysis.

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Questions

Is the resume checker really free?

Your first check is free without an account. A free account then gives you 3 analyses a month. Pro is $9.99 a month for unlimited analyses.

Can I check my resume without a job posting?

The check is built around a posting, because that is where the useful feedback comes from. If you are not targeting a job yet, paste a typical posting for the role you want.

Does it fix my resume for me?

The report rewrites weak bullets and lists priority changes. On Pro you can also download a version tailored to the job, with every change listed for you to review.

Is a resume checker the same as an ATS checker?

They overlap. The ATS checks look at whether software can read your file. The resume check also looks at whether your content matches the job.

Do you keep my resume?

It is stored so you can come back to your report, and your name and contact details are removed before the AI reads it. Guest reports are deleted after 30 days, and account holders can delete anything at any time.

Check your resume against a real posting.

See which requirements you meet and what to change.

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