Free ATS Resume Checker for Frontend Developer
Frontend developer job descriptions are framework-specific — a React posting and a Vue posting score differently, and a candidate who lists only 'JavaScript frameworks' without naming React, TypeScript, and the testing library will score near zero for a React-heavy role. Modern frontend JDs also include DevOps-adjacent terms: CI/CD pipelines, Docker basics, web performance metrics (Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse score), and accessibility standards (WCAG). Listing these alongside framework experience significantly improves ATS ranking. Another common issue: developers often paste their GitHub README format into a resume — code blocks and markdown tables parse as garbage. AdaptMyCV's ATS checker shows the raw text the ATS would extract and maps it to the JD's expected keyword list.
5 ATS keywords Frontend Developer resumes must cover
These are the terms that appear most frequently in Frontend Developer job descriptions and carry the most weight in ATS scoring. If any are missing from your resume, you're losing points — even against less experienced candidates who list them explicitly.
- 1React / Next.js (TypeScript)
- 2CSS frameworks (Tailwind CSS, styled-components)
- 3Web performance optimisation (Core Web Vitals)
- 4Accessibility (WCAG 2.1)
- 5Testing (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress)
How to fix your Frontend Developer resume for ATS
- Use a single-column layout. Multi-column templates popular for Frontend Developer roles often interleave text during ATS parsing, producing garbled output that scores near zero on structure checks.
- Mirror the JD's phrasing exactly. If the posting says “React”, that exact string needs to appear in your resume — not a synonym, not a broader category.
- Use standard section headers. “Experience”, “Skills”, “Education” — not creative variants. Unusual headers break field extraction in most ATSes.
- Put contact info in the body, not only the header. Some parsers skip the document header/footer region entirely.
- Run the free ATS checker before submitting. It takes under a minute and shows your exact score, keyword gaps, and the top fixes ranked by score-point impact.
Or go further — adapt to a specific JD
The free ATS checker scores your resume and surfaces keyword gaps. The full AI Adapt flow goes further: it rewrites the relevant bullets to include the missing keywords honestly — only adding terms you can defensibly claim based on your existing experience — and re-renders your CV in a clean, ATS-friendly template. 10 coins (~$2), with 10 free coins on signup.
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