What score should I be aiming for?

There is no fixed target that guarantees anything. Treat a low score as a prompt to check whether you have described relevant experience using the same words the job posting uses, not as a pass or fail line.

Should I add every missing keyword to my resume?

Only the ones that describe something you have actually done. Adding a term you cannot speak to in an interview creates a problem it did not solve.

Why does a keyword I clearly have show as missing?

The match is exact-word based, so a different form of the same skill (a synonym, an abbreviation, or a different tense) will not be recognised as the same term.

Resume and job description match checker

An ATS keyword match, at its simplest, is an overlap calculation between two lists of words: what the job description asks for, and what your resume actually contains. This runs that comparison directly.

It only measures word overlap, not whether you actually have the experience behind a word. Adding a term because it shows up here, without the substance to back it up, tends to fall apart at interview stage.

Match score

Paste both texts to see the overlap.

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How this is worked out

Common stopwords are removed from both texts first, using the same list this site's other resume tools use.
Every distinct significant word left in the job description is checked against the set of significant words in your resume.
The score is the percentage of the job description's distinct words that are present anywhere in your resume; the rows list the top ten missing ones, most frequent first.

What this does not cover

This is a literal word match. "Manage" and "management" are treated as different words, and a synonym for a required skill will not be credited.
A high score does not mean a well-written resume, and a low score does not mean a bad fit - some job descriptions repeat boilerplate language that has little to do with the actual role.
Only add a missing keyword if it reflects real experience you have; the match score has no way to check that for you.

Questions people ask

What score should I be aiming for?: There is no fixed target that guarantees anything. Treat a low score as a prompt to check whether you have described relevant experience using the same words the job posting uses, not as a pass or fail line.
Should I add every missing keyword to my resume?: Only the ones that describe something you have actually done. Adding a term you cannot speak to in an interview creates a problem it did not solve.
Why does a keyword I clearly have show as missing?: The match is exact-word based, so a different form of the same skill (a synonym, an abbreviation, or a different tense) will not be recognised as the same term.

Where these figures come from

Rates and rules on this page were last checked against the source on 31 August 2026. Tax law changes; check the source before you rely on a number for a decision.

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