Check your resume against a job description

Paste your resume and the job ad. You get the job’s real requirements, whether your resume proves each one, the exact line that proves it, and what to do about the gaps. Free, no sign-up.

Example result

A marketing lead’s resume, checked against a Marketing Manager ad

Years of paid media and email, applying for a role that also asks for managing people and reporting ROI to leadership every month. This is what the tool returned for it, unedited. Press Try an example above to load it into the tool. The people and companies are made up.

What was pasted in

The resume

Jordan Lee Marketing Lead · Denver, CO · US citizen EXPERIENCE Marketing Lead, Pinecrest Gear (2021–present) - Managed a $1.2M annual paid media budget across Google and Meta. - Cut cost per lead by 31% in one year by rebuilding campaign structure and landing pages. - Hired and supervised content writers. - Ran monthly performance reviews with the sales team. Digital Marketing Specialist, Summit Outfitters (2018–2021) - Launched the brand's first email program, growing the list from 4,000 to 38,000 subscribers. - Wrote and tested landing pages for seasonal campaigns. SKILLS Google Ads, Meta Ads, HubSpot, Google Analytics 4, SQL (basic), Copywriting

The job ad

Marketing Manager, Lakeshore Outdoor (Denver, CO) We're looking for a Marketing Manager to lead our growth marketing. What you'll do - Own paid search and paid social campaigns and their budgets - Report on campaign ROI to the leadership team every month - Lead and develop a team of two marketing specialists - Plan and run email campaigns with our CRM What you'll bring - 5+ years in digital marketing - Hands-on experience with Google Ads and Meta Ads - Experience managing people - HubSpot or Salesforce experience is a plus - Authorized to work in the US

Marketing Manager · Lakeshore Outdoor

Strong on paid media, Google/Meta Ads, tenure, and work authorization. Weakest areas: no clear ROI reporting to leadership, team management shown only as supervising content writers, and HubSpot mentioned only in a skills list with no CRM-backed email campaign evidence.

78%

5 covered · 4 thin · 0 missing

✓
MustOwn paid search and paid social campaigns and their budgets
Your resume: Managed a $1.2M annual paid media budget across Google and Meta.
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MustReport on campaign ROI to the leadership team every month
Your resume: Ran monthly performance reviews with the sales team.
Monthly reviews with sales is not the same as reporting ROI to leadership; add specifics if you have them.
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MustLead and develop a team of two marketing specialists
Your resume: Hired and supervised content writers.
Shows people management, but not marketing specialists or team size; state headcount and roles if possible.
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MustPlan and run email campaigns with our CRM
Your resume: Launched the brand's first email program, growing the list from 4,000 to 38,000 subscribers.
Email experience is shown, but no CRM tool is named for it; HubSpot appears only in the skills list.
✓
Must5+ years in digital marketing
Your resume: Marketing Lead, Pinecrest Gear (2021–present)
✓
MustHands-on experience with Google Ads and Meta Ads
Your resume: Managed a $1.2M annual paid media budget across Google and Meta.
✓
MustExperience managing people
Your resume: Hired and supervised content writers.
✓
MustAuthorized to work in the US
Your resume: US citizen
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NiceHubSpot or Salesforce experience is a plus
Your resume: HubSpot
Listed only as a skill with no usage detail; add a bullet showing how you used it.

Quotes are checked against what you pasted; a requirement marked covered always has one. AI can still misread things, so treat this as a second opinion.

How it works

What this tool looks for

Requirements, not keyword counts

Keyword scanners tell you a word is missing. This check reads the ad the way a recruiter does: it lists what the job actually asks for, must-haves first, and looks for proof of each in your resume.

Covered: a line clearly shows it, with specifics
Thin: mentioned, but without detail or a result, or only in a skills list
Missing: nothing in the resume shows it

Every “covered” comes with a quote

For each covered requirement you see the line of your resume that proves it. The quote is checked against what you pasted; if the AI can’t point to a real line, the requirement is marked thin instead.

Fixing thin and missing requirements

A thin requirement usually needs a specific example with a result: turn “Supervised writers” into who, how many, and what changed. For a missing one, don’t claim it. If you have related experience, say that plainly; if not, it’s a gap to address in the cover letter or the interview.

Questions

About this tool

What is a good match?

Aim to cover every must-have with a clear line, and most of the nice-to-haves. The percentage counts covered requirements fully and thin ones as half; it’s a guide to what to fix, not a pass mark.

Does it check whether an applicant tracking system (ATS) can read my resume?

No, it checks content: whether your resume proves what the job asks for. For layout, use a single-column template that exports real text, like CandidThread’s 8 free templates.

Is my resume stored?

No. What you paste is sent to the AI to produce your result and isn’t saved. We keep a record that the tool ran (not what you pasted) and a scrambled form of your IP address for up to two days, to limit each tool to 3 checks a day.

How many times can I use it?

Three checks a day without an account. With a free account, CandidThread checks coverage for every job you save and uses your stories as evidence too.