# Check your résumé against the job description

> Paste the job ad and your résumé. The key terms the ad uses are checked against your text as you type.

Compare your résumé with a job description and see which of the ad’s key terms are missing from your text. Runs in your browser, nothing uploaded, free.

- Tool: [Résumé keyword checker](https://fixmint.cc/resume-keyword-checker)
- Category: [Text](https://fixmint.cc/text)
- Fixes: Résumé gets no replies
- Runs in the browser: files and text stay on the device, no sign-up, free.

## How to check a résumé against a job description

1. Paste the job description into the first box.
2. Paste your résumé into the second box.
3. Read the match and the missing terms, then add only the ones that are true for you.

## Questions

### What does the match score mean?

It is the share of the job ad’s most frequent key terms that also appear in your résumé. Key terms are the single words and two-word phrases the ad uses most often, after common words such as “the” and “and” are left out. A high score means your wording overlaps with the ad. It does not say how well you fit the job.

### Do applicant tracking systems read keywords?

Many applicant tracking systems (ATS) store applications in a searchable database, and recruiters often search or filter by keywords. Products differ in how they read and rank applications, so no tool can promise that a résumé will pass a screen. Using the ad’s wording can help you be found, but it is not a guarantee.

### Should I add every missing term?

No. Add a term only when it is true of your experience, and write it inside a natural sentence. A list of pasted keywords reads badly to a person and can misrepresent you.

### Is my résumé uploaded or saved?

No. Both texts are compared in your browser tab. Nothing is sent to a server or stored, and the text is gone when you close the tab.

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