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See what ATS software and recruiters will question.
Get a responsible first-screen review across parsing, job fit, proof, progression, skills, clarity, and rejection risk. Add a job description for a role-specific check.
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Qalam evaluates job-relevant evidence only. Scores are independent diagnostics, not an employer ATS result or hiring guarantee.
How the score works
Eight factors. Evidence over keyword stuffing.
Qalam's free ATS Resume Checker evaluates a resume across eight job-relevant factors: parsing, role alignment, six-second recruiter readability, achievement evidence, career progression, skills credibility, clarity, and professional hygiene. It preserves candidate truth and does not claim to reproduce an employer's private ATS score.
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Paste the resume
Paste at least 200 characters from the complete resume.
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Add the target job
Paste the job description for exact role and keyword-evidence matching.
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Run the free check
Generate the eight-factor readiness score and recruiter verdict.
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Apply evidence-first fixes
Prioritize rejection risks and use only rewrites supported by candidate facts.
ATS parsing
15%Whether headings, chronology, contact details, and text structure can be interpreted reliably.
Role alignment
20%How directly verified experience matches the target role, seniority, domain, responsibilities, and tools.
Six-second recruiter read
15%How quickly a recruiter can identify professional identity, recent scope, value proposition, and strongest proof.
Achievement evidence
15%Whether claims show action, context, scale, outcome, and credible evidence instead of duties alone.
Career progression
10%Whether chronology shows expanding scope, promotions, deliberate transitions, and understandable tenure patterns.
Skills credibility
10%Whether listed skills are supported by recent work, projects, qualifications, or other supplied evidence.
Clarity
10%Whether language is concise, specific, consistent, action-led, and easy to scan.
Professional hygiene
5%Whether dates, links, education, certifications, and formatting are complete and internally consistent.
ATS resume checker questions
What does the Qalam ATS readiness score mean?
It is an independent diagnostic of resume readability, job relevance, evidence quality, and recruiter screening risk. It is not a score from an employer's private ATS.
Can any resume guarantee a 100 percent ATS pass rate?
No. Employers use different systems, configurations, knockout questions, and hiring criteria. Qalam reduces avoidable parsing and evidence risks without claiming a universal pass guarantee.
Do I need a job description?
No. Qalam can assess general market readiness. A target job description is required for exact role alignment and keyword-evidence analysis.
Does Qalam invent keywords or achievements?
No. A keyword is treated as supported only when the resume contains credible evidence for it. Unsupported claims are flagged instead of inserted as facts.
Is the ATS Resume Checker free?
Yes. The public checker requires no account. After sign-in, the Free plan includes one full ATS-safe resume generation per calendar month.