Job Description Analyzer: Find the Keywords a Posting Wants

In short

Most postings mix a few real requirements with a lot of general language about culture and benefits. Applicant tracking systems and recruiters search for the real requirements, so the job description keywords that matter are usually the nouns and skills that repeat. The analyzer separates those from the filler so you can tailor your resume honestly instead of guessing.

Not sure where to start? Check a resume for free with the ATS checker, or build one in the resume builder. For an overview of the whole AI workflow, see the AI resume builder guide.

What the job description analyzer does

You paste the text of a job posting, and the tool returns a structured breakdown of what the role needs. It groups the findings so you can read them quickly instead of rereading the posting three times.

It is built for tailoring, not for copying. The goal is to find the words you can truthfully use because you have done the work, and to show you gaps you may want to close, explain in a cover letter or accept before applying.

• Hard skills and tools the posting names, such as software, methods and certifications.
• Responsibilities and soft skills that appear more than once, since repetition usually signals priority.
• Required versus nice-to-have items, where the wording makes the difference clear.
• A comparison with your resume that shows which terms you already cover and which are missing.
• A keyword list you can use when you edit your summary, skills section and bullet points.

How it works

1. 1

   Copy the job posting

   Open the role you want and copy the full description, including the requirements and responsibilities sections. Leave out the company boilerplate if you like, but keep anything about skills or experience.

2. 2

   Paste it into the analyzer

   Paste the text into the tool and choose the resume you want to compare it with. If you have not built a resume yet, you can still read the keyword breakdown on its own.

3. 3

   Review the breakdown

   Read the grouped skills, tools and requirements, and note which ones you already have evidence for. Pay most attention to terms that appear several times.

4. 4

   Edit your resume honestly

   Add the matching terms where they are true: in your summary, skills list and bullet points. Skip anything you cannot back up in an interview.

5. 5

   Check the result

   Run the updated resume through the ATS checker to see how it reads against the same posting, then save a version for this application.

Example

This sample is made up to show the format. Your results depend on the posting and resume you provide.

What you get, and what it cannot do

What you get

• A clear list of skills, tools and requirements from the posting.
• A side-by-side view of what your resume covers and what it does not.
• Wording you can reuse in your summary, skills section and bullets where it is true.
• A faster way to tailor each application instead of rewriting from scratch.

What it cannot do

• It cannot tell you what the employer will decide. A match is not a promise of an interview.
• It does not know your real experience beyond what is in your resume, so you decide which terms to use.
• It should not be used to stuff keywords. Adding skills you do not have can backfire in interviews.
• AI output can miss context or misread an unusual posting, so read the results with the original text open.

AI output is a draft. Read it, correct it and keep only what is true. No tool, including this one, can guarantee an interview, an offer or a specific ATS result.

Who it is for

• People applying to many rolesYou can tailor each version in minutes instead of rereading every posting line by line.
• Career changersYou can see which of your past skills match the new field's wording and which gaps are real.
• Recent graduatesPostings can be confusing early in a career, and a short list of core requirements helps you focus.
• Anyone whose resume gets no repliesMissing the exact terms an employer searches for is a common, fixable reason for silence.

Tips for better results

• Paste the whole posting, not just the bullet list of requirements. The summary paragraph at the top often names the most important skills.
• Look at the job title and the first three requirements first. Employers usually list their top priorities early.
• Work in the exact wording the employer uses when it matches your experience. If they write customer success and you wrote client care, consider switching.
• Keep a master resume with everything you have done, then make a shorter copy for each application using the analyzer results.
• Treat gaps as information. If a required tool is missing, decide whether to learn it, mention related experience, or skip the role.

Plans and credits

Each analysis costs 30 AI credits, and this tool needs the Pro plan or higher. Creating an account is free and includes 50 AI credits a month, the resume builder, resume import, PDF export and the job application tracker, but the AI tool itself is a Pro feature.

Pro is $19 a month with 1,000 AI credits, which covers up to about 33 analysiss a month if you use it for nothing else. Elite is $49 a month with 5,000 credits, or about 166 analysiss. Credits are shared across all AI tools, so your real number depends on what else you run. Current prices and details are on the pricing page.

If you only want a quick check of one resume against one posting, the free ATS checker on the homepage covers the basics without a sign-up.

See the pricing page for plan details and the refund and cancellation policy.