Session history and progress

See how the score moved during a session and which finding each change closed.

“Score history” opens after the analysis.

Session score history: A plot of the score across the session.
Per-change delta: A note for each change, such as "+4 · Keyword match", showing which finding was closed.
Previous visit comparison: A second visit shows the change against the previous one.

How do I track my CV score over time?

ATS Free For All tracks your CV score in two ways: a trail of score readings across your current session, and a comparison against your previous analysis shown next to each score.

Every time you analyse or apply a fix, the total is added to the session trail, which you see as a plot headed This session. The trail survives a page reload because the session is remembered in your browser, and it starts afresh when you clear the analyzer. Separately, each analysis is saved as a record of the total, the band, the language and the dimension scores. When you come back, the report shows the gain or loss against the previous run, or against your last visit if this is a new sitting.

How do I see which change moved the score?

After you apply a suggested fix in ATS Free For All, a change note shows the points gained or lost, which dimensions moved and which findings that edit closed or opened.

The note reads like Closed: followed by the finding title and the points it gave back, or Opened: for a new problem the edit created, in a different colour. This works because every lost point belongs to a finding. When a dimension has reached its floor or ceiling, the arithmetic cannot be traced to a single finding, and the note says so rather than inventing an explanation. You can dismiss the note once you have read it.

Example: three edits in one session

In an ATS Free For All session, each applied edit adds one reading to the trail, so three edits give a short series that shows whether the work is helping.

Say the first reading is 61. You rewrite a weak bullet and the note shows a gain with Closed: and the finding title; the trail reads 61, then a higher value. You then add a missing contact line, and the trail rises again. A third edit that introduces a long line might show an Opened: finding and a small drop. The figures here are an illustration, not typical results. The trail holds up to 120 readings in a session, and the saved history keeps the 20 most recent analyses, dropping the oldest first.

What does the history not keep?

The score history in ATS Free For All keeps scores only, lives in one browser, and does not follow you to another device or survive cleared site data.

The saved records hold totals, bands, languages and dimension scores. They leave out findings and evidence, so no line from your CV is in them. Because they sit in the browser, a different browser or a private window starts empty. Delete local data on the analyzer page removes the records and tells you how many before you confirm. Analyses you ran while signed in are also stored on the server for 12 months and listed on your account page with file name, date and score, but that list is separate from this browser history.

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