CV Review — Free Resume Checker
Upload your CV, get an animated score out of 100, and fix grammar, weak verbs, passive voice and ATS problems — all checked instantly in your browser. Pro Mode adds keyword matching, one-click corrections, and consistency checks.
Copies your full CV text to the clipboard with every spelling fix above already applied — paste it straight back into Word, Google Docs or your CV builder.
Saves a plain text (.txt) file listing your scores and every issue found — spelling, weak verbs, dates, keywords and more — to keep or share.
Saves a printable PDF with your animated score rings and bar charts rendered as images — ready to attach or print.
We use this only to adjust how strictly we score things like quantified achievements and CV length — for example, a first-job CV isn't penalized for having fewer metrics yet. Nothing here is saved or sent anywhere.
How to Use the CV Review Tool
From a raw CV to a scored, issue-by-issue breakdown in seconds — no account, no download, and nothing ever leaves your browser.
Everything above runs entirely in your browser — your CV is never uploaded to a server, so your job search stays completely private from start to finish.
Free CV Review — Score, Fix and Optimize Your Resume in Minutes
An online CV review tool is a browser-based checker that scores a resume out of 100 and flags concrete issues — spelling, weak verbs, passive voice, formatting and ATS readiness — without uploading the file anywhere. This one runs every check as a transparent, rule-based analysis, weighs four scoring categories, and can compare a CV directly against a job description to surface missing keywords.
Most "free" CV checkers either give a vague single number with no explanation, require an account to see the detail, or quietly upload the résumé to a server. This one doesn't do any of that — every check runs client-side in your browser, every score traces back to a visible, explainable rule, and Pro Mode (currently free) unlocks keyword matching, one-click corrections and consistency checks with no account and no card required.
1How the Scoring Actually Works
The tool builds an overall score out of 100 from four weighted categories, each made up of named, visible rules rather than an opaque model guess — so every point lost can be traced straight back to the issue card that explains it below.
| Category | Weight | What It Checks |
|---|---|---|
| ATS Readiness | 30% | Contact details, standard section headings, word count, date-format consistency |
| Content | 30% | Missing sections, weak filler verbs, buzzwords, quantified achievements |
| Language | 25% | Spelling, passive voice, sentence length, Flesch readability |
| Formatting | 15% | Bullet-style consistency, repeated wording |
Readability is measured with the long-established Flesch Reading Ease formula, and the optional profile step (first job, years of experience, target job level) reweights a handful of these checks — a first-time job seeker isn't penalized as hard for having fewer quantified achievements yet, while a senior-level CV is held to a higher bar for measurable, business-impact results.
A recent graduate uploads their CV, sets "Is this your first job?" to Yes, and gets a Content score that weighs Education more heavily and quantified metrics less. A senior manager doing the same review with "Target job level: Executive" selected instead sees the tool expect a higher ratio of numbers, budgets and team sizes in their bullet points — the same engine, scored to fit each career stage.
2Who This Is Built For, and Why It Beats the Alternatives
This tool is built for anyone applying for a job who wants an objective second opinion before hitting submit: students and first-time job seekers writing their very first CV, career changers reworking a resume for a new field, professionals targeting ATS-screened roles at larger companies, and anyone who simply wants their spelling, tone and formatting checked before a recruiter sees it.
The manual alternative — proofreading it yourself, or asking a friend — misses the things a fresh set of eyes usually can't catch either: inconsistent date formats, an unbalanced ratio of quantified achievements, or ATS-unfriendly missing section headings. This tool replaces that with instant, explained, repeatable analysis, so a full pass over the CV takes under a minute instead of a back-and-forth email thread.
It's also a reasonable alternative to a paid CV-writing or review service for anyone who just needs a second opinion rather than a full rewrite — a single application, a student's first resume, or a quick sanity check before applying doesn't justify a paid consultation. Because everything runs locally in the browser, it's equally suited to sensitive job searches where uploading a CV to a third-party server — especially while still employed elsewhere — isn't something everyone wants to do.
3How It Compares to the Alternatives
| Feature | This Tool | Self-Proofreading | Paid CV Review Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free, no signup | Free, your own time | Often $50–$200+ |
| Objective score out of 100 | Yes, instantly | No, subjective | Sometimes, varies by provider |
| Keyword match vs a job ad | Yes, built in | Manual, error-prone | Sometimes, as an add-on |
| Turnaround time | Seconds | Depends on you | Often 24–72 hours |
| Account or signup | Not required | — | Almost always required |
| Data leaves your device | Never | Never | Usually, to their servers |
4Frequently Asked Questions
Built on a real, published standard — readability is scored with the Flesch Reading Ease formula, and every other check maps to a documented, explainable rule rather than an opaque black-box model — not arbitrary defaults.
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