ats-resume-generator 1.1.0

Generate ATS-optimized resumes with scoring, job matching, and multi-format export. Land your dream job.

📄 ATS Resume Generator

Generate ATS-optimized resumes that land interviews. Intelligent scoring engine, job description matching, multi-format export (PDF/DOCX/MD/HTML/TXT), and 10 role-specific templates — all from the command line.

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🚀 Why ATS Resume Generator?

75% of resumes are rejected by ATS before a human ever sees them. This tool ensures yours gets through.

Feature	Description
🎯 ATS Scoring Engine	12-point analysis with weighted scoring across Contact, Summary, Experience, Skills, Action Verbs, Quantification, Keywords, and more
📊 Job Description Matcher	Match your resume against any job posting — see matched/missing keywords and get actionable suggestions
📝 5 Output Formats	PDF, DOCX, Markdown, HTML, and Plain Text — all ATS-friendly with clean formatting
🏗️ 10 Role Templates	Pre-built templates for DevOps, Software Engineer, Cloud Architect, SRE, Data Engineer, ML Engineer, and more
🧙 Interactive Wizard	Step-by-step resume building with guided prompts
⚡ Action Verb Optimizer	Detects weak phrases ("responsible for", "worked on") and suggests power verbs
📈 Quantification Checker	Ensures your bullets have measurable achievements ($, %, numbers)
🔑 Keyword Analysis	Role-specific keyword databases for 10+ job titles

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📦 Installation

pip install ats-resume-generator

Requirements: Python 3.9+

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⚡ Quick Start

1. Generate a Demo Resume (See It in Action)

ats-resume demo

Generates a complete demo resume in all 5 formats and shows the ATS score report.

2. Create Your Resume from a Template

# List available templates
ats-resume templates

# Create a DevOps Engineer resume template
ats-resume init --template devops-engineer

# Or use the interactive wizard
ats-resume wizard

3. Edit Your YAML File

contact:
  name: Jane Doe
  email: [e-mail]
  phone: "[phone]"
  location: San Francisco, CA
  linkedin: linkedin.com/in/janedoe
  github: github.com/janedoe

summary: >
  Senior DevOps Engineer with 8+ years of experience building
  cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Managed 200+ microservices
  with 99.99% uptime, reduced cloud costs by $1.2M annually.

target_role: devops-engineer
years_of_experience: 8

experience:
  - company: Acme Corp
    title: Senior DevOps Engineer
    location: San Francisco, CA
    start_date: Jan 2021
    end_date: Present
    bullets:
      - "Architected Kubernetes platform hosting 200+ microservices with 99.99% uptime"
      - "Reduced cloud costs by $1.2M annually through right-sizing and spot instances"
      - "Implemented GitOps pipeline enabling 150+ zero-downtime deployments weekly"
    technologies: [Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, ArgoCD]

skills:
  - category: Cloud & Infrastructure
    skills: [AWS, Azure, GCP, EC2, EKS, S3]
  - category: Containers & Orchestration
    skills: [Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio]
  - category: CI/CD & Automation
    skills: [Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Ansible]

certifications:
  - name: AWS Solutions Architect Professional
    issuer: Amazon Web Services
    date: "2023"

education:
  - institution: MIT
    degree: Bachelor of Science
    field_of_study: Computer Science
    graduation_date: May 2016

projects:
  - name: k8s-health-checker
    description: CLI tool to scan Kubernetes clusters for health issues
    url: github.com/janedoe/k8s-health-checker
    technologies: [Python, Click, Rich]
    highlights: ["Published on PyPI", "22 automated tests"]

languages: [English, Spanish]

4. Generate & Score

# Generate PDF
ats-resume generate -i resume.yaml -f pdf

# Generate all formats
ats-resume generate -i resume.yaml -f all

# Score your resume
ats-resume score -i resume.yaml

# Match against a job description
ats-resume match -i resume.yaml -j job-description.txt

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🎯 ATS Scoring Engine

The scoring engine analyzes 12 weighted categories:

Category	Weight	What It Checks
Contact Info	10%	Name, email, phone, LinkedIn, location, GitHub
Professional Summary	10%	Length (30-80 words), metrics, years mention
Work Experience	20%	Count, bullets per role (3-8), dates, technologies
Skills	12%	Count (15+), categorization (3+), coverage
Education	5%	Degree, institution, graduation date
Certifications	5%	Count, issuer presence
Projects	5%	Count, URLs, descriptions
Action Verbs	10%	Strong verb percentage, weak verb detection
Quantification	10%	Bullets with numbers/metrics (target: 60%+)
Formatting	5%	Bullet length, section order, length
Keyword Relevance	5%	Match against role-specific keyword database
Overall Structure	3%	Required sections, optional sections

Score Grades

Grade	Score Range	Meaning
A+	95-100	Exceptional — top ATS compatibility
A	85-94	Excellent — very strong resume
B	75-84	Good — minor improvements possible
C	60-74	Fair — needs significant work
D	40-59	Poor — major gaps identified
F	0-39	Critical — resume needs complete overhaul

Example Score Output

╭──────────────────────────── 📊 ATS Score Report ─────────────────────────────╮
│                                                                              │
│  ATS Resume Score                                                            │
│                                                                              │
│    Score:  ███████████████████░  98/100                                      │
│    Grade:  A+                                                                │
│                                                                              │
│    ✅ Passed: 28  ⚠️  Warnings: 0  ❌ Critical: 0  ℹ️  Info: 0               │
│                                                                              │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

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🏗️ Available Templates

Template	Role
devops-engineer	DevOps Engineer
software-engineer	Software Engineer
data-engineer	Data Engineer
cloud-architect	Cloud Architect
sre	Site Reliability Engineer
fullstack-developer	Full Stack Developer
backend-developer	Backend Developer
frontend-developer	Frontend Developer
ml-engineer	Machine Learning Engineer
product-manager	Product Manager
blank	Blank Template

Each template includes realistic experience bullets with quantified achievements, categorized skills, and role-appropriate certifications.

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📊 Job Description Matching

Match your resume against any job posting:

ats-resume match -i resume.yaml -j job-posting.txt

The matcher:

• Extracts keywords from the job description
• Compares against your resume content
• Identifies matched and missing skills
• Checks experience years requirement
• Checks education requirements
• Generates actionable improvement suggestions

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🧙 Interactive Wizard

Build your resume step-by-step with guided prompts:

ats-resume wizard

The wizard walks you through:

1. Choose a role template
2. Contact information
3. Professional summary
4. Work experience (with bullet points)
5. Skills by category
6. Education
7. Certifications
8. Projects
9. Languages

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📋 All Commands

Command	Description
ats-resume demo	Generate demo resume in all formats + show score
ats-resume init	Create a resume YAML template
ats-resume generate	Generate resume in PDF/DOCX/MD/HTML/TXT
ats-resume score	Run ATS score analysis (0-100)
ats-resume match	Match resume against job description
ats-resume wizard	Interactive step-by-step builder
ats-resume templates	List available role templates

Common Options

# Generate with scoring
ats-resume generate -i resume.yaml -f pdf --score

# Use a specific output directory
ats-resume generate -i resume.yaml -f all -o ./output/

# Initialize from a specific template
ats-resume init -t cloud-architect -o my-resume.yaml

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🏛️ Architecture

ats_resume_generator/
├── cli.py                    # Click CLI with 7 commands
├── models.py                 # Dataclass models (ResumeData, ScoreResult, etc.)
├── parser.py                 # YAML/JSON parser with round-trip support
├── demo.py                   # Demo resume data
├── scoring/
│   ├── engine.py             # 12-category ATS scoring engine
│   └── keywords.py           # Role-specific keyword databases
├── generators/
│   ├── pdf.py                # ReportLab PDF (ATS-friendly Helvetica)
│   ├── docx_gen.py           # python-docx Word documents
│   ├── markdown.py           # Clean Markdown
│   ├── html.py               # HTML with inline CSS
│   └── text.py               # Plain text with wrapping
├── optimizer/
│   ├── action_verbs.py       # 126 strong verbs, weak verb detection
│   └── job_matcher.py        # JD matching with keyword extraction
├── templates/
│   └── roles.py              # 10 role templates + blank
├── output/
│   └── console.py            # Rich terminal rendering
└── wizard/
    └── interactive.py        # Step-by-step resume builder

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🧪 Testing

# Run all tests
pytest

# Run with coverage
pytest --cov=ats_resume_generator

# Run specific test file
pytest tests/test_scoring.py -v

205 tests covering models, parser, scoring engine, all generators, job matcher, templates, CLI commands, and demo data.

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🛠️ Development

# Clone and install in dev mode
git clone https://github.com/SanjaySundarMurthy/ats-resume-generator.git
cd ats-resume-generator
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run linter
ruff check .

# Run tests
pytest -v

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📄 License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.

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👤 Author

Sanjay S — Senior DevOps Engineer

• GitHub: @SanjaySundarMurthy
• Portfolio: sanjaysundarmurthy-portfolio.vercel.app
• LinkedIn: sanjaysundarmurthy

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