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Ananya Sharma
Product Designer
ananya.s@email.com · Bengaluru · linkedin.com/in/ananya
Experience
Senior Product Designer, Acme
Responsible for the design of various features and flows.Led redesign of 3 core flows, lifting activation 32%.
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Ran user research to guide the roadmap.Ran research in 4 markets, cutting churn 18%.
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Skills
UX Research · Prototyping · Design Systems · Figma
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Education
Drop your resumePDF or DOCX, up to 5MB
Analyzing your resumeChecking 8 ATS dimensions
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Needs work
Work Experience58/100
Skills & Keywords64/100
Impact, Grammar & Consistency49/100
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What the score means

A Pika ATS score is a diagnostic—not an employer decision

Pika applies its own rubric to common parsing, structure, contact-information, experience, skills, keyword, writing, and file-quality risks. It does not connect to an employer's ATS, reproduce a named platform, guarantee passage, or predict ranking, shortlisting, interviews, or hiring.

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Checks common risks found across resume-parsing workflows

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Workday
G
Greenhouse
L
Lever
T
Taleo
i
iCIMS
W
Workable
B
BambooHR
S
SmartRecruiters

Check common resume-parsing risks for free

Employers use different hiring systems. Pika applies its own diagnostic rubric and does not reproduce or predict any employer's ATS.

Workday

Most large enterprises and MNCs

Pika flags common risks such as multi-column layouts, text boxes, and tables. It does not reproduce Workday parsing.

Taleo

Banking, government, and legacy Fortune 500

Pika checks whether contact details appear in the main document body and flags formatting that may complicate parsing.

Greenhouse

Tech companies and startups

Keyword relevance can matter during recruiter review. Pika highlights skills-and-keywords gaps without predicting a hiring outcome.

iCIMS

US enterprise and staffing agencies

Pika checks for conventional section headings and consistent date formats without predicting iCIMS behavior.

Pika also models Lever, Workable, BambooHR, and SmartRecruiters. The scan is free, needs no login, and you can run it as many times as you like.

Eight areas in Pika's diagnostic rubric

Every scan scores your resume across these eight dimensions - and tells you exactly what to fix first.

Format & Parsing

Does the ATS read your structure?

Section Headings

Are sections labelled correctly?

Contact Info

Email, phone, location detected?

Work Experience

Roles, companies, dates parsed?

Skills & Keywords

Skills match your target roles?

Education

Degrees and institutions clear?

Action Verbs

Bullets use strong action verbs?

File Quality

Clean PDF, not a scanned image?

How it works

Three steps, under a minute. No account required.

01

Upload your resume

Drop your PDF or DOCX (up to 5 MB). No signup or email is required for the scan.

02

We check common parsing risks

Pika applies its own diagnostic rubric across format, headings, contact information, experience, skills, education, action verbs, and file quality. It does not reproduce any employer's ATS.

03

Get your score and prioritised fixes

See your diagnostic score, possible parsing and content issues, and practical suggestions for improvement.

Real issues we catch every day

The kind of problems that silently get resumes rejected - before a human ever sees them.

Three-column layout detected - consider a simpler structure for easier parsing

Headings written as 'My Journey' instead of 'Work Experience' - consider a conventional section label

PDF appears to be a scanned image - verify that its text can be selected and copied

Skills listed inside a graphic - consider adding selectable text

Phone number included as part of a header image - consider placing it in the document body

Custom font detected - verify that bullet alignment survives text extraction

Your resume probably has at least one of these. Find out for free →

How Pika compares to other ATS checkers

Free, unlimited, no signup - and you can fix what we find right here.

Pika Resume

  • Cost

    Free, no limits

  • Signup required

    No

  • Free scans per month

    Unlimited

  • Specific issues + fixes

    Yes - across 8 dimensions

  • Edit your resume inline

    Yes - built-in editor

  • Files stored on servers

    See Privacy Policy

Jobscan

  • Cost

    $49.95 / month for unlimited

  • Signup required

    Yes - email + account

  • Free scans per month

    5 free, then paid

  • Specific issues + fixes

    Yes - keyword-focused

  • Edit your resume inline

    No - read-only feedback

  • Files stored on servers

    Yes

Resume Worded

  • Cost

    Limited free tier

  • Signup required

    Yes - email gate

  • Free scans per month

    Limited

  • Specific issues + fixes

    Yes - partial in free tier

  • Edit your resume inline

    No - read-only feedback

  • Files stored on servers

    Yes

FeaturePika ResumeJobscanResume Worded
Cost
Free, no limits
$49.95 / month for unlimited
Limited free tier
Signup required
No
Yes - email + account
Yes - email gate
Free scans per month
Unlimited
5 free, then paid
Limited
Specific issues + fixes
Yes - across 8 dimensions
Yes - keyword-focused
Yes - partial in free tier
Edit your resume inline
Yes - built-in editor
No - read-only feedback
No - read-only feedback
Files stored on servers
See Privacy Policy
Yes
Yes

Pricing and features verified Q2 2026 from each provider's public pricing page.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) helps employers collect and manage applications. Some systems parse resume text or support recruiter searches and filters, so clear structure and readable text can reduce avoidable parsing problems.
Upload your resume PDF or DOCX. Pika applies its own diagnostic rubric across format and parsing, section headings, contact information, work experience, skills and keywords, education, action verbs, and file quality.
Yes. The scan is 100% free and no signup is required. You can run it as many times as you like.
Pika can flag common parsing risks such as multi-column layouts, text boxes, tables, or graphics. It does not reproduce or predict Workday's proprietary behavior.
The free scan checks common resume-parsing risks using Pika's own rubric. It does not simulate or reproduce any named employer platform.
Pika applies its own diagnostic rubric informed by common resume-parsing risks. It does not reproduce or predict how a particular employer's ATS will rank an application.
See our Privacy Policy for current information about how uploaded resumes are handled and retained.
After the scan, click "Fix with Pika" to import your resume into our AI builder. The builder applies an ATS-friendly template and rewrites bullet points to address each issue automatically. You can also use Pika Edit to update your existing resume inline without re-templating it.
Yes. We accept any PDF up to 5 MB - Word exports, Google Docs exports, Canva exports, designer-made PDFs. For best parsing accuracy, use a text-based PDF rather than a scanned image. We also accept DOCX directly.
Pika provides a free diagnostic scan without requiring signup and connects the results to its resume editor. Competitor features and pricing can change, so check their current product pages for a direct comparison.
The full ATS score, breakdown across 8 dimensions, and prioritised fix list typically appear in 20-30 seconds. Larger or more complex resumes may take a little longer.

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