Free CV skim test
Five simulated recruiters skim your CV
See what a quick skim by simulated recruiters picks up from your first page, and what slips past them. Free, with no account.
- What each simulated recruiter remembers
- The role each one would file you under
- What they miss, with a fix for each
or drop it here. PDF, DOCX, TXT and more, up to five megabytes
Your CV is deleted as soon as the test is done.
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How it works
A skim, simulated in three steps
Upload your CV
Add a file, and name the role you are aiming for if you like.
Five simulated recruiters skim page one
Each simulated reader sees only what a quick skim would catch, then says what they remembered and where they would file you.
See the map and the misses
Get a simulated attention map of your first page and a fix for everything they missed.
Also check how software reads your CV
The free CV ATS checker shows how applicant tracking systems read your file.
Frequently asked questions
Are these real recruiters?
No. They are simulated readers, played by a language model that is set up to skim the way each role commonly does. They have not yet been compared with a panel of human recruiters, which is why no read-on verdict is shown. Treat the result as a second opinion.
What happens to my CV?
It is read once and deleted when the test is done. Before the simulated recruiters see it, we remove the lines that look like your name or your contact details: email, phone, address and links. A detail we do not recognise, such as an address in a layout we have not covered, can stay in. We do not store the file, its text or your result. The share card is drawn in your browser and is never uploaded.
How many tests can I run?
One a day without an account. This limit is separate from our other free checks.
Which files can I upload?
PDF, DOCX, TXT, RTF, TEX, MD, ODT and PAGES, up to five megabytes. A PDF or DOCX gives the closest map, because we can read where things sit on the page. For other files the map is estimated from the order of the text.
Does it predict whether I will get interviews?
No. It cannot predict interviews or hiring decisions. It is a second opinion on how your first page reads at a glance, and a prompt to fix what it misses.
What does the attention map show?
A wireframe of your first page, with the lines a skim tends to land on in warmer colours. It is simulated from the layout of the page. No eye-tracking was used, and no image of your CV is kept.