ATS friendly resume format: the 7 layout checks
A short, plain guide to ats friendly resume format, and a tested bot that does the job with your real inputs.
Unofficial, not affiliated with any employer, job board or applicant tracking system vendor, OpenAI, Anthropic or xAI.
What you need
- Your current resume, pasted in plain text
- The one job post you are applying to
- What you need now: a match table, tailored bullets, keywords or a layout check
How to do it
- Gather the inputs above in one place.
- Paste them into Fitly in ChatGPT, Claude or Grok.
- Read every step it shows. Fix any input that looks wrong and run it again.
- Read every bullet before you send it. If a line is not true for you, delete it.
Questions
What makes a resume ats friendly?
It depends on your own numbers and the current rules. Fitly works it out from what you paste in and shows each step, so you can check it. Read every bullet before you send it. If a line is not true for you, delete it.
Can ats read two column resumes?
It depends on your own numbers and the current rules. Fitly works it out from what you paste in and shows each step, so you can check it. Read every bullet before you send it. If a line is not true for you, delete it.
Should my resume be a pdf or docx?
It depends on your own numbers and the current rules. Fitly works it out from what you paste in and shows each step, so you can check it. Read every bullet before you send it. If a line is not true for you, delete it.
People also search for
- ats resume checker
- ats resume template
Meet Fitly · All guides · Shop
