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Resume keyword check

Compare your resume text with a job description. Review the keywords that matter for your next application.

Your experience

The opportunity

Choose the skills and phrases that matter, separated by commas. Leave this blank to extract up to 30 terms automatically from the job description.

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A writing aid, not a hiring score

This tool checks case-insensitive words and phrases. It does not assess qualifications, interpret equivalent skills, simulate an employer’s ATS or predict interviews. Review automatically chosen terms and add relevant experience only when it is accurate.

Quick guide Steps, example & tips
  1. Step 1

    Paste the job description and your resume text.

  2. Step 2

    Review the suggested terms and choose the ones relevant to the role.

  3. Step 3

    Compare and review missing terms in context before editing your resume.

Try this example

If a role asks for Excel and you have relevant experience, check that your resume explains where you used it.

What should I check?

Only add skills you actually have. Keyword coverage is not an ATS score, ranking or promise of an interview.

Read the full walkthrough

Review whether your resume uses relevant job terms

Paste a job description and the text of your resume to compare the keywords you choose. Use the results to spot relevant experience that may need a clearer explanation.

Read each suggested term in context. A match does not measure the quality of your experience, and a missing word does not automatically mean you are unqualified for the role.

Free to use. No sign-up required.

How to use this tool

  1. Paste your resume and the job description into their separate fields.
  2. Enter the important keywords yourself, or review the automatic selection.
  3. Compare the found and missing terms, then download the report if useful.

A practical example

For selected keywords Python, SQL and Java, a resume containing Python and SQL matches two of three terms, displayed as 67%. This measures the chosen words, not your suitability for a role.

Before you finish

Equivalent experience may use different wording. Review context yourself and add missing terms only when they truthfully describe your experience.

Frequently asked questions

Is this an ATS score?

No. It reports keyword coverage for the selected terms. It cannot reproduce an employer's applicant-tracking rules, rank candidates or predict an interview.

Can I upload a PDF or Word resume?

This tool compares pasted text. Copy the relevant text from your documents into the two fields.

Should I add every missing keyword?

No. Add only skills and experience you actually have, and explain them naturally. Repeating unrelated keywords can make a resume less useful to a reader.