Aviation & Aerospace
ATS Resume Checker for Pilots
Get your resume ATS score in under 30 seconds. See exactly which Pilot keywords are missing and fix them before you apply.
ATS Score Benchmark — Pilot Roles
Average Pilot resume scores 55 — most get filtered before a human sees them.
How ATS Screens Pilot Resumes
Airline ATS systems (Workday at major carriers, Taleo at legacy airlines) are uniquely metric-driven — total flight hours, PIC hours, type ratings, and certificate numbers are all separately filtered fields. Many airline applications have structured forms for hour categories (multi-engine, turbine, night, IFR). The resume itself must mirror these exact categories for keyword matching. CRM certification, medical class (First Class or equivalent), and recency requirements are binary pass/fail filters.
Top ATS Keywords for Pilot Resumes
These are the highest-weighted keywords ATS looks for in Pilot applications. Missing even 3–5 of these can drop your score below the recruiter's filter threshold.
Resume Bullet Examples — Weak vs. Strong
See how the same experience reads to ATS before and after optimisation.
"Flew commercial flights for the airline."
"Operated as PIC on Boeing 737-800 (ATP, FAA) across 48 US domestic routes; logged 4,200+ total flight hours (1,800 PIC) with zero incidents, maintaining 99.7% on-time departure rate over 18-month period."
"Completed safety training and simulator sessions."
"Completed 120 hours of Level-D full-motion simulator training on Airbus A320neo including LOFT, windshear recovery, and ETOPS scenarios; achieved "above standards" on all 4 annual line checks and mentored 6 first officers through upgrade training."
6 Common Pilot Resume Mistakes
These are the specific patterns that cause Pilot resumes to fail ATS — and lose to less-experienced candidates.
- 1Total flight hours missing from summary — hour count is the single most filtered metric in aviation ATS
- 2No type rating listed — "B737-NG," "A320," or "CRJ-900" are aircraft-specific binary filters
- 3License type vague — ATP, CPL, ATPL must be explicitly named with issuing authority (FAA, EASA, DGCA)
- 4CRM and safety training absent — Crew Resource Management is mandatory ATS keyword for all airline roles
- 5No instrument rating detail — IFR proficiency, approaches logged, and night hours are separate filters
- 6Recency not shown — airlines filter for "hours in last 12 months" and "last 90-day recency"
Frequently Asked Questions
What ATS score do I need as a Pilot?
A score of 72+ is considered strong for Pilot roles. Most candidates score around 55, meaning they are filtered before a recruiter reads their resume. Check yours free in 30 seconds.
Which ATS systems screen Pilot applicants?
The most common ATS platforms for Pilot hiring are Workday, Taleo, iCIMS, SuccessFactors, ADP. Our checker simulates how these systems score your resume against a job description.
Is this resume checker free?
Yes — your first ATS score is completely free with no signup required. Upload your resume (PDF or DOCX) and a job description, and get your score in under 30 seconds.
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