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Test transparent parameters across parsing, identity, structure, search visibility, evidence, and readability. See every weight, finding, and recommendation; your file stays in your browser.
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Transparent methodology
This model is grounded in documented parsing and recruiter-search behavior. It deliberately does not imitate a secret universal ATS score: vendor configuration, application questions, recruiter decisions, and employer data are unavailable here.
The upload path checks extracted text, format, size, PDF page count, TXT encoding, text integrity, PDF image/column/reading-order signals, and DOCX structural risks. Pasted text cannot prove whether the original file has columns, graphics, or header-only contact details, so those checks stay visibly not assessed.
The diagnostic looks for common candidate-profile fields, conventional sections, experience dates and chronology, the exact target title, confirmed must-have terms, selected job-post phrases, and unusual repetition. Exact phrases and a small disclosed variant map are scored separately.
Specific scope, outcomes, direct language, and career-context length checks help identify thin content. These checks support review; they do not judge whether a person is qualified and never reward invented facts.
Your supplied job posting remains the comparison source. O*NET is cited as evidence that role terminology is occupation-specific; this version does not silently add O*NET terms to your score.
What parameters does ATS Diagnostic 2.6.0 use?
It uses six visible categories: file and extraction (20%), identity and contact (10%), structure and chronology (20%), target-job search visibility (30%), evidence (10%), and readability (10%). A category is excluded and marked not assessed when its required input is unavailable.
Is this ATS checker really free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark, and no payment required. Your resume is analyzed entirely in your browser — the file never leaves your device.
Can this predict whether an employer’s ATS will accept my resume?
No. Employers configure different systems and rules. The score is a transparent heuristic diagnostic, not a pass probability or simulation of a particular employer.
Why does the score change when I add a target job?
Search visibility carries 30% of the full model but is not assessed without target context. Adding the exact title, confirmed must-haves, or a complete posting activates those parameters; the report always shows how much category weight was assessed.
What do exact, controlled variant, and missing mean?
Exact means the same normalized phrase was found. Controlled variant means a short, disclosed mapping such as AWS and Amazon Web Services was found and receives partial credit. Missing means the phrase was not found; it is never an instruction to claim a skill you do not have.
How should I use missing job terms?
Treat them as review prompts, not words to copy automatically. Add a term only where it accurately describes your skills or experience, and never invent metrics or qualifications to raise the score.
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