Cut the clichés.
Read like a marquee candidate.
Paste your résumé and instantly flag the filler recruiters skim right past — "results-driven", "team player", "synergy" — with a Cringe Score and a stronger, specific rewrite for every one. Then a real person can rewrite the whole thing for you.
Every cliché is a claim without proof.
"Results-driven" tells a recruiter nothing. "Grew revenue 38% in two quarters" proves it. Paste your résumé and we'll surface the empty phrases — and show you the specific, quantified line to swap in.
Paste your résumé and hit Detect my buzzwords. You'll get a Cringe Score, every flagged cliché, and a stronger line to swap in.
What we flagged
That's the free taste. Want a real person to actually rewrite these into quantified wins — and run the outreach to get it seen? A Marqee strategist does the whole thing for you.
Start your free 48-hour trial →Directional, illustrative scoring — a starting point, not a guarantee or live recruiter result.
It catches the words that make recruiters cringe.
The Buzzword Detector reads your résumé the way a tired recruiter does — skimming for substance and stalling on filler. It flags overused clichés and vague claims, scores how much filler you're carrying, and hands you a sharper, specific line for each. Built for job seekers at every level: new grads padding thin experience, professionals on autopilot phrasing, and execs whose impact is hiding behind jargon.
From cringe to crisp in three steps.
Paste your résumé
Drop in your summary, bullets, and skills as plain text. It stays in your browser — nothing is uploaded or stored.
See what we flag
We highlight every cliché, filler phrase, and empty buzzword, then score your buzzword density into one Cringe Score out of 100.
Swap in proof
Each flag comes with a specific, stronger rewrite — trade the vague claim for a quantified outcome, then share your before-and-after score.
The detector is genuinely free. Here's where a human takes over.
No dark patterns. The tool below does real work at no cost. The managed service is for when you want it actually done for you.
| What you get | Free Backstage tool | Marqee (managed) |
|---|---|---|
| Flag clichés & filler | Unlimited, free | Done & rewritten for you |
| Cringe Score & density | Instant, in-browser | Tracked across every draft |
| Rewrite suggestions | Generic, per phrase | Tailored to your real wins |
| Quantified-outcome rewrite | You do it | A strategist does it |
| Recruiter outreach & referrals | — | Done for you |
| Applications submitted | — | A real person hits send |
Some advanced rewrite features may be account-gated. The core detector stays free.
About the Buzzword Detector.
It scans your résumé text for clichés, filler, and overused buzzwords — phrases like "results-driven", "team player", "synergy", and "responsible for" — and highlights each one. You get a Cringe Score out of 100, a buzzword-density read, and a stronger, more specific rewrite suggestion for every flagged phrase. It runs entirely in your browser.
Buzzwords are claims without proof. "Results-driven" tells a recruiter nothing; "grew revenue 38% in two quarters" proves it. Overused phrases blur into every other résumé in the pile, so a recruiter skims past them. Replacing each cliché with a specific, quantified outcome is what makes you read like a standout.
Yes, it's completely free with no account required. Your résumé text is analyzed locally in your browser using transparent heuristics — nothing is uploaded, scraped, or stored. Refresh the page and it's gone.
The Cringe Score is a directional, illustrative measure of how much filler and cliché your résumé carries, expressed out of 100 — lower is cleaner. It's based on buzzword density and the number of distinct clichés found. It's a starting point for editing, not a guarantee or a live recruiter result.
Flagging the clichés is the free taste. Start a free 48-hour trial and a dedicated Marqee strategist will rewrite your résumé properly — turning vague claims into quantified wins — then run recruiter outreach and tailor every application for you, so you stop applying and start interviewing.
Stop sounding like
everyone else.
The detector is the taste. The trial is the real thing — a dedicated strategist who rewrites your résumé and runs your search, so you get top billing with the people who hire.