What the checks cover
- The text software extracts from your file, in the order it reads it
- For .docx files: tables, text boxes, multiple columns, images and contact details in the page header or footer
- For PDFs: scanned pages and two-column layouts
- Contact details, standard headings and section order
- Date formats, length and special symbols
- Column-style spacing that suggests a table or sidebar
- Bullet wording: numbers, weak openers, first-person words
- For Canada, Australia, the UK and the US: personal details, declaration, references line, address and objective
- For Singapore: NRIC or FIN numbers, personal details, declaration and a work-status line
- For Germany: personal data, signature line and declaration. For the UAE: visa status, nationality and notice period. For US federal jobs: hours per week and Social Security Number
- An "Improve and download" step: an ATS-ready version of your text, four looks with a preview, and PDF, Word or text download
- With a job description: three points on what to add, a ranked list of gaps with where each could go, and your resume with matches marked
What it cannot do
Pasted text carries no layout, so for a pasted resume it cannot see tables, text boxes, images, columns or fonts. Uploading a .docx file lets it check for several of those, and a PDF check is limited to extracted text, scans and column-like layouts. It does not produce an "ATS score", because employers do not see one and every system works differently. Each employer's software reads files its own way, so treat the extracted text as an indication, not a guarantee. Use the checker as a proofreading aid, and read our best practices guide for the layout side.