Resume scan: job match + format check
Sent dozens of applications and heard nothing back? Usually it's not that you're underqualified — it's that the resume wasn't aimed at the role. Drop your resume in, paste the target job description, and PolishCat computes — right in your browser, in about 10 seconds — your keyword match to that JD, the keywords the JD asks for that you didn't include, and formatting that trips up parsers. One honest thing: it measures match and readability, not the debunked “ATS auto-rejects 75% of resumes” myth. Your resume is parsed locally and never uploaded or stored.
Resume Scan is a free online tool that runs entirely in your browser — your resume is parsed locally, never uploaded or stored. No sign-up, no watermark, no usage limit.
Optional: without a JD you still get a readability/format check, but match needs a JD.
How to resume scan
- 1Drop your resume into the upload area (PDF / DOCX / TXT, a single file).
- 2Paste the full target job description (JD) into the text box.
- 3Click “Scan resume” — results are computed locally in your browser.
- 4Use the missing-keywords list to add experience you genuinely have, in the employer's wording.
Why use PolishCat's Resume Scan?
- Honest, not fear-mongering: we don't scare you about “beating the bots.” 92% of recruiters say their system doesn't auto-reject on formatting — what gets a reply is whether you fit the role. The score only measures match and readability.
- Your resume never leaves your machine: parsing and scoring run entirely in your browser — never uploaded, never stored in a database, never used to train a model. That matters when your resume has your salary and address on it.
- Crystal-clear on gaps: every keyword the JD wants but your resume misses is listed, with hard skills flagged. Add the ones you genuinely have — don't keyword-stuff.
Frequently asked questions
There's no pass line. The score measures keyword overlap with this specific JD — a low score usually means you have relevant experience you didn't phrase in the employer's words. Add the missing items you genuinely have, using the JD's wording, and it rises. Don't stuff keywords you can't back up.
No. The scan runs locally in your browser: reading the file, extracting text and scoring all happen on your device. Nothing is uploaded, stored or used for training. You can disconnect from the internet and it still works.
No. That figure traces back to a sales pitch from a company founded in 2012 that folded in 2013, with no methodology behind it. A 2024 industry survey found 92% of recruiters say their system doesn't auto-reject on formatting. So PolishCat doesn't sell that fear — it just helps you aim real experience at the role and clean up the format.
You can upload it, but if it's an image with no text layer, parsers (including many hiring systems) can't read it — the scan will tell you to export a text-based PDF or DOCX first.
Updated · PolishCat team