Privacy-first CV readiness dashboard
Free resume and CV feedback before you apply.
Check ATS readability, job-description keywords, achievements, completeness, and job fit in your browser. No account and no stored resume content.
What are you applying for?
Match the checker to the application you are sending.
Online job or ATS application
Check structure, formatting, sections, and ATS readability before applying online.
Open pageNeed job description keywords
Compare your resume with a job description and review missing role keywords.
Open pageRemote job
Review async communication, tools, ownership, and distributed-team signals.
Open pageFreelance or gig work
Improve service focus, portfolio proof, client outcomes, and proposal readiness.
Open pageLocal job in the Philippines
Check contact details, availability, qualifications, and local role fit.
Open pageGeneral resume review
Review ATS readability, keywords, achievements, completeness, and job fit before applying.
Open pageGeneral CV review
Check CV structure, clarity, job-description match, and practical application readiness.
Open pagePopular guides
Quick reading before you edit.
How to write a resume
The full step-by-step process from a blank page to a checked, ready draft.
Read guideBest resume format
Chronological vs functional vs combination — choose the right layout for your situation.
Read guideWhy you're not getting interviews
A resume diagnostic for when applications get no response, with the fixes to check first.
Read guideATS resume checker guide
Learn how ATS-style checks work, what scores can show, and where their limits are.
Read guideResume keywords guide
Use job-description keywords naturally without adding unsupported claims.
Read guideLocal job CV Philippines
Review contact details, availability, local keywords, and fresh graduate evidence.
Read guideCV Readiness Workspace
Audit your CV before you apply.
Pick an application path, add your CV text, and optionally paste a job post. The analysis runs locally with transparent scoring.
General ATS Check
Readability, keywords, achievements, and completeness.
Accepted: .txt, .pdf, .docx. Files are parsed locally in your browser. For Google Docs, download as .docx, .pdf, or .txt first.
Privacy lock: resume content is analyzed in this browser session only. No account, database, or third-party resume API.
Your analysis will appear here.
After analysis, you will see an overall score, category progress bars, top fixes, missing keywords, strengths, warnings, and mode-specific suggestions.
ATS readability
Clear sections and extractable text
Job match
Matched and missing job keywords
Application fit
General readiness and role evidence
Remote Job
Review async communication, distributed tools, documentation, ownership, and remote role keywords.
Read mode guideFreelance / Gig
Check portfolio signals, selected projects, client outcomes, deliverables, and service clarity.
Read mode guideLocal Job
Surface contact details, location, availability, education, certifications, and work history gaps.
Read mode guidePractical resume library
Helpful pages around the free tool.
The site has useful, original guidance pages for free resume checking, CV checking, ATS readability, resume keywords, remote CVs, freelance profiles, local applications, no-sign-up review, Philippines job searches, resume summaries, skills sections, and no-experience examples.
Resume score guide
Learn what a free resume score checker reviews and what to fix before applying.
Resume & CV guides
Read practical articles on resume summaries, skills sections, ATS readiness, keywords, remote CVs, and entry-level examples.
ATS readability
Learn formatting basics, extraction limits, and why scores are only guidance.
Keyword matching
Compare resume text to a job description without stuffing or misleading wording.
Privacy-first approach
Understand what is processed locally and what is not stored.
Honest limitations
Read the informational-use terms and no-guarantee disclaimer.
How it works
How ApplyReadyCV reviews your resume
Most resumes are rejected for boring, fixable reasons: a key section is missing, the wording is vague, or the language does not match the job posting. ApplyReadyCV was built to catch those problems before you apply, using a transparent, browser-based check instead of a black-box score. Your resume text is analyzed locally in your browser and is never uploaded to a server or saved to a resume database, so you can review an early draft without giving up your privacy.
The checker looks at five practical areas. First, ATS readability — whether your contact details, section headings, and text can be read cleanly by both software and a recruiter. Second, keyword match against a job description you paste, so you can see which important role terms are present and which are missing. Third, clarity and achievements — whether your bullets show measurable results instead of a list of duties. Fourth, application fit for the kind of role you are targeting. Fifth, completeness: the core sections a reviewer expects to find.
The result is a score out of 100 with a short list of prioritized fixes. Treat it as an editing guide, not a verdict. A missing keyword is a prompt to review, not a command — only add terms that honestly describe your experience. No checker, including this one, can guarantee interviews, recruiter decisions, or that a specific applicant tracking system will approve your file. What it can do is turn a vague feeling that your resume is “not working” into a concrete checklist you can act on in a few minutes.
If you are starting from a blank page, read the step-by-step guide to writing a resume, then run your draft through the checker and use the score guide to decide what to fix first.
FAQ
Common questions
Is ApplyReadyCV free?+
Yes. The checker does not require payment, an account, or email. Pages may include clearly separated advertising to support hosting, but ads do not affect the score or recommendations.
Does the checker upload my resume?+
No. Resume text is analyzed locally in your browser. TXT, PDF, and DOCX files are read locally; older DOC files or Google Docs should be exported as DOCX, PDF, or TXT first.
Can the score guarantee interviews or ATS approval?+
No. The score is practical guidance based on common readability, keyword, completeness, and application-fit checks.
Which application modes are supported?+
The checker supports remote job, freelance or gig, and local job application modes.