Free ATS Formatting Checker

If ATS scrambles your resume or makes you retype it, you likely have formatting issues. This checker flags the most common problems that break parsing.

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Paste your resume text or upload (demo)

We’ll scan for common ATS formatting risks: columns, tables, headers/footers, non-standard headings, and keyword placement.

  • Parsing Risk: Low / Medium / High

  • Top 5 Formatting Fixes

  • Recommended export type: PDF vs DOCX

What It Checks

  • Layout risks: columns, tables, text boxes

  • Hidden text: headers/footers

  • Section clarity: headings ATS can recognize

  • Font + symbols: icons, unusual bullets

ATS Formatting Tips

  • Single column

  • Standard headings

  • No tables/text boxes

  • Contact info in body (top)

Tailor In 5 Steps

  1. Run the checker

  2. Fix the top 3 issues

  3. Re-export as DOCX

  4. Re-check

  5. Move to keyword matching next

FAQ

  • Are templates bad for ATS?

  • Can I use a two-column resume?

  • Do icons break ATS?

  • What’s the safest file type?

  • Why does my resume parse differently on different portals?

Next step: run keyword matching.

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