Your résumé is read by a robot first.
Before a recruiter ever sees it, an applicant tracking system parses, scores, and filters your résumé. Past the Bots shows you exactly what the machine extracts, why it gets dropped, and how to fix it.
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- Name
- Jordan Rivera
- — not detected —
- Experience
- scrambled (2-column)
- Skills
- React, AWS, Python, SQL
A strong candidate the ATS would quietly drop — for fixable formatting.
Most mid-to-large employers screen résumés with software like Workday, Greenhouse, or Taleo. Qualified people get filtered for reasons that have nothing to do with fit — columns the parser scrambles, text trapped in images, the wrong keywords. Past the Bots makes the invisible visible.
Tuned for how the real screeners read
These systems don't all parse a résumé the same way — which is why the same file sails through one and gets shredded by another.
See what they see. Fix it. Get through.
Upload your résumé
Drop in a PDF, DOCX, or TXT. We parse it the way an ATS does — including the layout tricks that break parsers.
See what the bot extracted
The exact fields, sections, and skills the machine pulled — plus every parse problem and how it scores against a job description.
Fix and tailor — truthfully
Get a clean, ATS-safe rebuild you can download, and optional AI rewrites that surface your real experience without inventing any.
Everything you get
One engine, a full job-search toolkit — from the first scan to the cover letter you send.
ATS scan & parse health
Upload a PDF, DOCX, or TXT and see the exact fields, sections, and skills an ATS extracts — plus every parse problem and how to fix it.
Try it →Job matches & Job Swipe
A feed of real jobs scored against your own résumé, best match first. On your phone, Job Swipe turns it into a thumb-friendly deck — swipe up for the next role, save the keepers, get new matches by email.
Try it →Live résumé editor
Write or paste your résumé and watch the completeness and job-match scores update as you type. No upload, no waiting.
Try it →AI tailored résumé
Generate a complete, ATS-safe résumé tailored to a specific job from your real experience — then download it as a Word doc.
Try it →Designed print templates
Turn your résumé into a polished Word document — Executive, Modern, Minimal, or Creative — with an optional headshot and accent color. Built to print and hand out at in-person interviews (not for ATS submission).
Try it →Cover letter & outreach
A cover letter tailored to the job, plus a short recruiter message for LinkedIn or email — written only from your real experience.
Try it →Interview prep
Likely questions for the role, how to answer them from your real experience, and smart questions to ask back — once you've matched a job.
Try it →LinkedIn optimizer & résumé builder
Upload your LinkedIn “Save to PDF” to auto-fill, then sharpen your headline, About, and recruiter keywords for your target role — free. Or turn the same profile into a complete, ATS-safe résumé you can download or edit, with the Pass.
Try it →Get found
Opt into the talent pool with an ATS-clean profile and let recruiters discover you. Your email stays private until you choose to reply.
Try it →Networking & referrals
Referrals beat the front door. Draft a warm intro, referral ask, or recruiter ping in seconds, then track everyone you've reached out to in one place.
Try it →See how you stack up
Every scan shows where your parse-health and match scores land against everyone else checking for similar roles — so you know whether to keep polishing or hit apply.
Try it →Close the skills gap
When a missing keyword is a real, learnable skill, we point you to a concrete course or certification to pick it up — not just what's missing, but how to fix it.
Try it →Refer a friend, get credits
Share your code. When a friend joins with it, you both get credits — each unlocks a premium AI action like a tailored résumé or cover letter.
Try it →Audit the bots
See how differently real parsers read the same résumé — the proof behind why the same file passes one ATS and fails another.
Try it →Chrome extension
Scan your résumé against any job posting you're viewing on LinkedIn or Indeed in one click. Free on the Chrome Web Store.
Add to Chrome →Built for every side of the hire
Job seekers
Check, fix, and tailor your résumé so it actually reaches a human.
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Explore Career Care →Recruiters
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Screen résumés →Career coaches
NewRun the whole toolkit for a roster of clients — track each one from first scan to placed on a single console.
Open the console →Audit the bots
FreeSee how differently parsers read the same résumé. Free, no account — the proof behind the problem.
Run an audit →Create a free account — keep your job search in one place
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Saved scan history
Every résumé check is saved to My Scans so you can revisit results and track progress over time.
Your check follows you
Your monthly résumé check is tied to your account — pick up on any device, not just one browser.
One place to manage
See your plan, manage billing, and find your saved work all from your account.
Application analytics
Track each application's status and see your real response, interview, and offer rates — and which résumé performs best.
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