tech-interview-handbook/contents/resume/free-tools-to-review-resume.md

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id: free-tools-to-review-resume
title: Free tools to review your resume
description: Learn which free tools you can use to test and review your software engineering resume for FAANG
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I recommend using all of these free tools to optimize your resume:

## 1. Free resume review by professional resume writers

TopResume provides a [free all-in-one review](https://tidd.ly/3GxVIs9) of your resume - where their professional resume writers will provide feedback on your style and organization, writing and mechanics, as well as a free ATS readability analysis, where you can view a sample output of how an industry-standard ATS would interpret your experience and skills. Highly recommended to try this out!

## 2. Test readability with industry-standard ATS

Test the readability and formatting of your resume using [FAANG Tech Leads' free resume parser tool](https://www.faangtechleads.com/resume/check?utm_source=techinterviewhandbook&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=resume_parser&aff=1e80c401fe7e2). Most big companies use such resume parsers, including but not limited to Figma, Palantir, Netflix, Twitch, and Yelp.

## 3. The plain text file test

Simply copy the content from your resume and paste it into a plain text document! Make edits if:

- There are points missing from your original resume
- Characters are displaying incorrectly in plain text
- Sections are disorganized