Upload your CV and Eden analyses how clearly it reads, how well it is structured for applicant tracking systems, and how closely it aligns with the role you are targeting.
A resume scanner analyses a CV for structure, readability and keyword alignment before you send it. Eden, Education Direct's AI Career Advisor, parses your CV, reports how well it is likely to be read by applicant tracking systems, highlights weak or missing sections, and shows where it does not yet match your target role.
The analysis looks at your CV as both a document and a data source. It checks that the standard sections can be identified and parsed, that achievements are written clearly, and that the language reflects the role you are applying for.
Applicant tracking systems read a CV into fields before a human sees it. ATS readiness means your CV survives that step intact: sections are identifiable, dates are consistent, and important content is not trapped in images, headers or complex columns.
Employers configure these systems very differently, and many screen manually as well. Readiness reduces avoidable losses at the parsing stage; it does not decide the outcome of an application.
Good to know: No tool can reproduce every employer's ATS configuration or selection process. Treat the result as a robustness check on your document, not as a pass mark from an employer.
Alignment compares the vocabulary in your CV with the vocabulary in the role you are targeting. Where an advert repeatedly names a tool, standard or responsibility that your CV never mentions, that difference is reported so you can add genuine evidence for it.
Example: An advert names "stakeholder reporting", "Power BI" and "data governance". Your CV describes the same work as "monthly management packs". Aligning the wording — where it is honest — makes the match visible to both systems and recruiters.
Good to know: Only add keywords you can defend at interview. Inserting terms you cannot evidence is the fastest way to fail a first conversation.
You receive a structured read on your CV rather than a rewritten document: a compatibility score, section-by-section observations, the strongest parts to keep, and specific improvements ordered by impact.
It is most useful when you are applying and not hearing back, or when your CV has grown over several years without a structural review. It is less useful if you have no work history to describe yet.
The analysis judges a document, not a candidate. It cannot see your references, your interview performance or the employer's internal shortlist, and different recruiters value different things.
Standard CV documents in common formats. Text-based files parse more reliably than scanned images, which machines often cannot read at all.
The analysis reports issues and suggests specific improvements. The CV Builder is the tool for producing the revised document.
No. It means your CV is likely to be parsed and read correctly. Shortlisting decisions belong to the employer.
A single strong base CV, adjusted for each advert, works better than one generic document. Comparing your CV to a specific job description is the quickest way to make those adjustments.
Yes. Your CV is stored against your own account and used to generate your own analysis and recommendations.