Free AI resume checker

The four parts of the review

The output has up to four parts, in this order:

• Strengths. What already works, so you do not rewrite it by accident.
• Issues, most important first. A ranked list, not a pile. Vague summaries, bullets that describe duties instead of results, inconsistent tense and dates, and missing sections are typical.
• Rewritten bullet examples. Before and after pairs that rework bullets already on your resume. Where a stronger bullet needs a number you did not give, it uses a placeholder and tells you what to fill in.
• Missing keywords for the target role. Only appears when you filled in the role field.

It does not give you a score out of 100. A number like that looks precise and is not: there is no single scoring standard, and a resume that scores well against one posting can be wrong for the next. A ranked list of fixes is more honest and more useful.

Many employers run applications through an applicant tracking system (ATS), and the usual advice is correct: plain structure, standard section names, and the language of the posting where it honestly applies to you. This tool checks your wording and content. It cannot see how a particular employer's ATS will parse your file, so it does not claim to predict a pass or fail.

For the mechanics, read the guide on how to get a resume through ATS screening. If an automated system has already rejected you, what you can ask an employer to explain is worth knowing too.

A resume checker that makes up impressive numbers for you is worse than none, because you end up defending them in an interview. This one is instructed to rewrite only what is already on the page. If a bullet would be stronger with a figure, you get something like "Reduced onboarding time by [X%] by [what you changed]" and a note on what to fill in.

Treat the rewrites as shape, not content. Keep what is true, fill the blanks with real numbers you can back up, and cut the rest. The same rule applies if you use AI to draft a cover letter: it should only use the experience you gave it.

Most resume problems sit in the bullets. The checker flags them, but it helps to know the pattern it is looking for.

• Lead with what you did, then what changed. "Responsible for weekly reports" says nothing about you. "Built the weekly sales report that replaced three manual spreadsheets" says what you made and why it mattered.
• Use real numbers or none. A figure you can explain in an interview is an asset. A guessed one is a liability. If you have no number, describe the scale instead: team size, number of clients, how often.
• Keep tense consistent. Past tense for finished jobs, present for your current one.
• Cut filler. "Worked on", "helped with" and "various tasks" hide your contribution. Name the task.
• Match the posting honestly. If the job asks for a skill you have, use its wording. If you do not have it, do not add it.

Run the checker, fix the top three issues, and read the result aloud. If a bullet sounds like it could be on anyone's resume, it needs a specific detail only you can supply.

If you searched for "resume copilot" or "copilot resume checker": Copilotly is an independent AI assistant and is not affiliated with Microsoft or Microsoft Copilot. This page is a free tool you can use in your browser. It is not a Microsoft product and does not open inside Word.

The same models that power this tool are available in the Copilotly extension, where you can paste a job posting into a chat and ask for a resume tailored to it, or select a bullet on any page and rewrite it in place. Applying for a job also means negotiating one: the salary negotiation scripts guide picks up where the resume stops.

The tool is free without an account, with a small number of runs per day and up to 6,000 characters of resume text. A resume holds your name, contact details and work history. The text is sent to the AI model to produce the review and is not attached to an account, but remove your phone number and address from the paste if you would rather not share them. The review does not need them.

For longer documents, every model and unlimited premium messages, see the free plan and Pro.

Start with the issues list, not the rewrites

The issues are ranked, so the first one is the change most likely to improve how your resume reads. Deal with it before polishing bullets. A vague summary or a missing section costs you more than a clumsy verb.

Treat keywords as a checklist of honest questions

The missing-keyword list is what a role usually asks for, not what you must claim. For each term, ask: have I done this? If yes, add the word where it fits a real bullet. If no, leave it out, or note it as something you are learning. Keyword stuffing reads badly to a human, and the human is the one who decides.

Common issues and the usual fix

Issue the checker flags	Why it matters	Usual fix
Bullet describes a duty	Does not show what you achieved	Add what changed because of your work
Vague summary	Could describe anyone	Name your field, level and one specific strength
Mixed tenses	Looks careless	Past tense for old jobs, present for the current one
No dates or gaps unexplained	Readers fill the gap with guesses	Add month and year, and one line for any long gap
Skills list with no evidence	Claims without proof	Show each key skill inside a bullet

Students and recent graduates

You have little paid experience, so projects, coursework, volunteering and part-time work carry the page. Describe what you built or organised and who it was for. Paste everything and set the target role to the kind of internship or entry-level job you want.

Career changers

Your problem is translation. Past bullets are written in the language of the old field. Name the target role precisely and look at the keyword list for transferable skills you can describe in the new field's words, truthfully. The career pivot guide covers the wider plan.

Long careers

Most resumes with 15 or more years of history are too long and too evenly detailed. Give recent roles the most space and compress older ones to a line or two. The checker will usually flag the imbalance.

A note on personal details

In the US, the EEOC lists the characteristics employers may not discriminate on, such as age, race, religion and disability. That is why many US resumes leave out a photo, date of birth and marital status. Conventions differ elsewhere, so follow local norms.

Work through it in this order: fix the top three issues, replace every placeholder with a real figure or remove the claim, add the honest keywords, then rerun and compare. Stop when the remaining issues are minor. Perfecting a resume has diminishing returns, and applying is how you learn what works.

Next, write the covering note with the cover letter generator using the same facts. If you get an offer, the counter offer letter generator helps you ask for more, and the guide to AI-rejected applications explains what to ask if a system turned you down. For wider job-hunting resources, CareerOneStop, sponsored by the US Department of Labor, publishes free job-search tools.