Resume Keyword Scanner

How the keyword comparison works

Keyword matching runs in Resumity’s job match tool. You paste a job description (at least 50 characters) and your resume text. An AI model is asked to pick out about 15 of the most important terms in the posting, such as tools, skills, certifications and core requirements, then look for each one in your resume and estimate a match score from how many it finds. You get back:

• A match score out of 100. In the job match tool, 80 and above is labelled Strong fit, 60 to 79 Good fit, and below 60 Weak fit.
• The keywords from the posting that the model could not find in your resume.
• Short suggestions for closing the gaps (the tool shows up to four).
• A side-by-side ranking if you paste more than one resume against the same job. Each resume counts as one match.

Matching needs a free account because it runs on an AI model, and each match uses 2 AI credits. The free plan includes 10 credits a month, so up to 5 matches if you spend credits on nothing else. Because a language model does the comparison rather than an exact word search, results can vary slightly between runs, and it can miss a term or list one you already have. Check the missing list against your resume before you change anything.

Worked example: a data analyst job description

CV keyword scanner: the same check for UK and Indian CVs

In the UK, Ireland, India and much of Europe, the document is usually called a CV; in the US and Canada, a resume. For an industry job the content is the same, so a CV keyword scanner and a resume keyword scanner do the same job: compare your document with one job description and list the terms it is missing. Paste your CV text exactly as you would a resume. A few wording points matter more when you apply across countries:

• Spelling: follow the posting. If it says “organisation”, “programme” or “analyse”, use those spellings; if it uses US spelling, use that. A recruiter searching for one spelling may not find the other.
• Job titles: titles vary by country and company, such as “HR Executive” in many Indian postings where a US posting might say “HR Coordinator”. Keep your real title, and use the posting’s term in your summary or bullets where it fairly describes your work.
• Qualifications: write degrees and professional qualifications the way the posting does (for example B.Tech, MBA, CA, ACCA or CIPD), and spell out the full name once.
• Job sites: you can paste a job description copied from Naukri, LinkedIn, Indeed or a company careers page. The match only uses the text you paste.

What a keyword scanner can’t tell you

• No score guarantees an interview. The score is one AI model’s estimate for one posting; employers configure their own systems, and recruiters read for evidence.
• It does not simulate any applicant tracking system. We did not test commercial ATS products such as Workday, Greenhouse or Lever; our template study used open-source PDF text extractors only.
• It cannot tell whether a keyword is true for you. Anything you add can come up in an interview, so add only what you have done.
• It reads only the text you paste. If your PDF’s text cannot be extracted, fix that first with the free check above.

How to find the keywords your resume is missing

Find the gaps for one job, then close only the ones you can back up.

1. 1

   Make sure your resume can be read

   Run the free check on this page first. Keywords do not help if the text cannot be extracted from your PDF.

2. 2

   Sign in and paste the job description

   Open the job match tool and paste the posting and your resume text. Matching runs on an AI model, and each match uses 2 AI credits.

3. 3

   Read the missing-keyword list

   The tool lists terms from the job that it could not find in your resume, with a match score and suggestions.

4. 4

   Keep only the gaps you can honestly close

   Add a keyword only where it describes work you have done. Leave out the rest: an interviewer can ask about anything on your resume.

5. 5

   Approve edits in the editor

   In the editor, ask the AI to work a keyword into a specific bullet. It proposes the change next to your original, and nothing is applied until you approve it.

Frequently asked questions

Related guides

• How to find resume keywords in a job description: A step-by-step guide to doing the comparison yourself.
• Resume keywords by role: Keyword lists for common roles, to compare with your postings.
• UK CV guide: CV versus resume, format and spelling for UK applications.
• Resume for freshers (India): Format and content for first jobs in India.
• How we test templates: What we tested, and the systems we did not test.

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