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Resume Score — a transparent, explained score out of 100

Score your resume across content, ATS readability, job relevance, structure, clarity and completeness — with a reason behind every point.

Most resume scores are a number looking for a reason. This one works the other way round: each category is computed from specific, visible facts about your resume, and every point comes with the sentence that earned it.

The six categories

  • Content (25) — presence of a summary, number of roles, achievement bullets, and how many contain real numbers
  • ATS readability (20) — the share of machine-readability checks your current draft passes
  • Job relevance (20) — keyword overlap with the job description you paste in; hidden until you provide one
  • Structure (15) — sections present, in a sensible order, with consistent dates
  • Clarity (10) — bullet length and summary length against what people actually read
  • Completeness (10) — name, email, phone, title and a usable skills list

Why job relevance is optional

Relevance to a job only means something against a specific job. Without a job description the category is simply not evaluated, and the total is recalculated across the remaining categories rather than scored zero.

A score is a diagnosis, not a verdict. It tells you where to spend the next twenty minutes — nothing more.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is a good score?

Anything above 70 means no structural or machine-readability problems remain, and further gains come from stronger content. Below 45 usually means a section is missing or the draft is thin.

Can a high score guarantee interviews?

No. It measures the qualities that are measurable — format, completeness, readability — not how well your experience fits a particular team.