CV JOB MATCH CHECKER · FREE · NO SIGNUP
Your CV. Their job description. See what connects.
Check your CV against a specific job offer. Find recognised skills and keywords that appear in both texts, spot gaps, and decide what to make clearer before you apply.
- Side-by-side comparison
- Missing keyword list
- Evidence from your CV
From first check to final draft.
Paste your CV or open a PDF or TXT file.
Paste the job description, including responsibilities and requirements.
Compare the texts and review each match before tailoring your CV.
How to match your CV to a job description
Read the role’s responsibilities and requirements first. Identify the work you would be doing, the tools you would use, and the evidence the employer asks for. Then compare those details with the experience on your CV. This free CV job match checker makes one part of that review faster: finding recognised skills and terms that appear in the job advert but are missing from your CV.
For a term you genuinely know, show where you used it. “Excel” in a skills list is less informative than “Built weekly Excel reports for 12 regional sales teams.” A missing term is a prompt to check your wording, not an instruction to add a skill you do not have. If a requirement is outside your experience, be honest and consider whether related work demonstrates transferable skills.
What does the CV match score mean?
The percentage is keyword coverage: the number of recognised job terms also found in your CV divided by all recognised terms in the job description. Terms are counted once and weighted equally. Repeating a keyword does not improve the score. The checker recognises a published selection of technology, business, marketing, design, operations, healthcare, education, and language terms, including common aliases such as AWS and Amazon Web Services.
This is a partial text comparison. It does not assess years of experience, proficiency, negation, required versus preferred qualifications, work authorisation, or whether a statement is true. A term in the employer’s company description can also count. Review the extracted terms against the actual requirements; if none are recognised, the tool reports insufficient coverage instead of giving a misleading zero.
Tailor your CV without keyword stuffing
Prioritise the most relevant projects and achievements near the top of your experience section. Use the employer’s wording when it accurately describes your work, and spell out an acronym on first use when clarity would help. Keep the rest of your CV concise enough that relevant evidence is easy to find.
Do a final manual check of seniority, qualifications, location, and any mandatory licence or certification. These can matter more than keyword overlap. Use the general CV checker for structure and clarity, and keep a separate version for each application so that your edits remain relevant to the role.
A few things to know.
How do I check my CV against a job description?
Add your CV and paste the job advert’s responsibilities and requirements into the second field. Select “Compare CV to job” to see keyword coverage, matching terms with excerpts from your CV, and terms to review.
Is the CV job match checker free?
Yes. The full comparison and downloadable text report are free, with no account, payment details, or email address required. You can change the CV or job description and compare again.
Is this the same as an ATS match score?
No. There is no universal ATS scoring system. This percentage measures overlap among the terms this checker recognises. It is not a hiring prediction, an ATS simulation, or a complete assessment of your suitability.
What should I do with missing keywords?
Check whether the term is actually a requirement and whether you have the experience. If you do, add a truthful example that shows how you used it. Do not add skills, qualifications, or results you cannot support just to increase the score.
Why are some job requirements not detected?
The checker uses a limited dictionary and explicit aliases, not a language model. Niche skills, unusual wording, seniority, and legal eligibility may not be recognised. If too few terms appear, compare the remaining requirements manually. The tool does not claim to cover the whole advert.
Can I paste a job URL instead?
Paste the job description itself. The checker does not fetch job URLs, which keeps the comparison private and also works with adverts behind a login. Both texts stay in your browser. Use “Clear all” or close the tab when you finish.
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