Key Takeaways

  • 75% of U.S. employers use automated applicant tracking systems to screen resumes before a human reviews them (Harvard Business School & Accenture, 2021)
  • The most common ATS failures are missing keywords, incompatible formatting, and incorrect file types
  • ResumeGeni scores your resume across 8 parsing layers — modeled on the same steps enterprise ATS platforms like Workday, Greenhouse, and Taleo use to evaluate candidates

How ATS Resume Scoring Works

Applicant tracking systems parse your resume into structured data — extracting your name, contact info, work history, skills, and education — then score how well that data matches the job requirements. Many ATS rejections happen because the parser couldn't extract critical fields, not because the candidate wasn't qualified.

LayerWhat It ChecksWhy It Matters
Document extractionFile format, encoding, readabilityCorrupted or image-only PDFs fail immediately
Layout analysisTables, columns, headers, footersMulti-column layouts break field extraction
Section detectionExperience, education, skills headingsNon-standard headings cause sections to be missed
Field mappingName, email, phone, dates, titlesMissing contact info is a common cause of immediate rejection
Keyword matchingJob-specific terms, skills, certificationsKeyword overlap affects recruiter search visibility and ATS scoring
Chronology checkDate ordering, gap detectionReverse-chronological order is expected by most ATS
QuantificationMetrics, numbers, measurable outcomesQuantified achievements help human reviewers and some scoring models
Confidence scoringOverall parse quality and completenessLow-confidence parses get deprioritized in results

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ResumeGeni free?
Yes. ResumeGeni is currently in beta — ATS analysis, scoring, and initial improvement suggestions are free with no signup required. Full guidance and saved reports may require a free account.
What file formats are supported?
PDF, DOCX, DOC, TXT, RTF, ODT, and Apple Pages. PDF and DOCX are recommended for best ATS compatibility.
How is the ATS score calculated?
Your resume is processed through an 8-layer parsing pipeline that extracts structured data the same way enterprise ATS platforms do. The score reflects how completely and accurately your resume can be parsed, plus how well your content matches common ATS ranking criteria.
Can ATS read PDF resumes?
Yes, but not all PDFs are equal. Text-based PDFs parse well. Image-only PDFs (scanned documents) and PDFs with complex tables or multi-column layouts often fail ATS parsing. Our analyzer will flag these issues.
How do I improve my ATS score?
Focus on three areas: use a clean single-column format, include keywords from the job description naturally in your experience bullets, and ensure all sections (contact, experience, education, skills) use standard headings.

ATS Guides & Resources

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Sales Representative (Closer)

Acquisition · Remote, USA

Meet ACQ:

At Acquisition.com, we’re a team of entrepreneurs on a mission to make real business education available to everyone. There are 34 million small and medium businesses in the United States. They’re the backbone of the economy, but many will never reach their full potential because the education available to them is outdated, impractical, and built for classrooms instead of companies.

We’re fixing that by giving founders and business owners the tools, knowledge, and support they need to grow. The proof is in our results:

  • Built an Advisory Practice that’s already served more than 3,500 clients in its first year

  • Broke the world record for non-fiction book sales in 24 hours with $100M Money Models

  • Scaled to nine figures in 18 months without any outside capital

We believe in high standards, hard work, and helping others win. If that resonates, you’ll feel at home here.

As a Sales Rep, you’ll be responsible for selling our scaling workshop tickets ($5,000) to our prospective clients. You will be our first point of contact maintaining and growing the Acquisition.com brand.


Sales Team Vision:

We are building a leadership factory. Meaning - we are looking for reps to come in and prove themselves, develop skills, and move fast in their career.

We aim to promote only from within. We want to build you not only into a world-class closer, but a future leader.

Who this is for:

  1. You are a top performing rep at your company

  2. You have tried a business and it didn’t work out

  3. You are extremely hard working

  4. You are looking for growth

  5. You have business acumen (plus if you’ve sold to small business owners).

What we offer you:

  • Daily Sales Training & 1-1 coaching

  • Professional Skill Development (leadership, business strategy, marketing, etc.)

  • Performance based career growth (the best get promoted)

  • Uncapped commissions

What we expect from you:

Responsibilities:

  • High work ethic (Monday-Saturday)

  • Follow our proven sales process

  • Train with your coach daily

  • Manage your pipeline & follow up properly

  • Admin work for data collection

  • Be a team player

Results:

  • Minimum of 60 tickets sold per month

  • Minimum of 45% close rate

Requirements:

  • 1-2 years of experience in transactional sales (preferred high transactional sales experience to SMBs)

  • Self-sufficient and able to properly manage one’s own time

  • Open to learning new processes in sales

  • Exceptional over the phone (this is a requirement)

  • Excellent communication skills

Location:

  • Remote, USA (option to re-locate for top performer)

  • Must be located in one of the states we are registered to do business in - AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, KS, IL, IN, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, WA

Compensation:

  • $65k Base Salary + Uncapped Commission

  • OTE $120k-$200k+

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive, evolving benefits package designed to support your health, family, and wellbeing. Some key offerings:

  • Flexible Unlimited Paid Time Off and Company-wide Holidays

  • Employer sponsored Medical, Dental, & Vision plans

    • $1,950 annual Employer HSA contribution

    • FSA options including dependent care

    • Employee assistance program and mental health resources

  • Employer match program for 401(k), eligible for both Traditional and Roth accounts

  • $1,200 annual wellness reimbursement through JOON that supports health, family care, pet care, fitness, and more!

  • For local or visiting team members, enjoy access to a state of the art gym at our HQ in Las Vegas

* Benefits eligibility applies only to full-time roles.

ACQ Core Values:

Our core values are the heart and soul of this incredible company. The right person for this role will appreciate each of these values, personally subscribe to them, and understand why each is critical to having a great business.

Competitive Greatness

Be at your best when your best is needed. Enjoyment of a hard challenge. Those who have the drive to constantly improve, the superior intellect and long term commitment to see incremental improvements become compounding returns.

Sincere Candor

Have the self awareness to accurately perceive and communicate hard truths that improve others and self, the courage to do so, and the humility to accept them, even when it hurts. Nothing great can be built without feedback: internally or externally.

Unimpeachable Character

Be the type of person with whom people are always proud to associate, personally and professionally. We look for true alignment of thoughts, words, and actions towards a goal worth pursuing.