Compare your résumé to a job description
See which skills a job description names your résumé shows or doesn't show. No job description? Leave it empty to compare with Columbus, Ohio postings for one job family.
20 free calls a day per IP, shared with the agent tools.
Your résumé shows
Your résumé doesn't show
Add a skill to your résumé only if you have it.
Found in your résumé text
| Skill | Share of postings | Posting count |
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Not found in your résumé text
Add a skill to your résumé only if you have it.
| Skill | Share of postings | Posting count |
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Job Alerts at jobs.cowerx.dev has more résumé features.
Skill data from Job Alerts.
How to use this tool
Paste your résumé text or choose a .txt file, paste the job description, and press Check skills.
Frequently asked questions
How do I compare my resume to a job description?
Paste your résumé and the job description, then press Check skills. You see the skills the job description names, split into the ones your résumé shows and the ones it doesn't. Add a skill to your résumé only if you have it.
What if I leave the job description empty?
The page compares your résumé with Columbus, Ohio postings for data analyst, software engineer, or project manager roles, with the share of postings that ask for each skill.
Can I upload a PDF or Word resume?
This page accepts pasted plain text or a .txt file with 50 to 50,000 characters, and a job description of up to 60,000 characters. It does not accept PDF or Word files. Job Alerts at jobs.cowerx.dev has more résumé features.
Is my resume stored?
Your résumé and job description are sent to the server for the check, written to temporary files, and deleted right after the check finishes, including if it fails.
Is the resume skills gap checker free?
Yes, without an account. There are 20 free calls per day per IP, shared with the other server-based tools and agent calls.
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Use it from an AI agent
This tool is also an MCP tool named resume_gap at https://apitoolcalls.com/mcp.
Pass job_ad to compare with one job description, or family to compare with Columbus, Ohio postings.
Agent tools are free: 20 calls a day per IP, no key needed.
Example tools/call arguments:
{"name":"resume_gap","arguments":{"resume_text":"Data analyst with SQL and Excel experience building weekly reports.","job_ad":"Data analyst. Required: SQL, Python and Tableau."}}