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 Associate

Amoriabond · Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Sales Associate

Dallas

 

Do you want to fast track your career, your earnings and your progression?

 

Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference to the world by contributing to renewable energy initiatives and life-improving technologies?

 

This is exactly what Coalesce Management Consulting does every day!

 

CMC’s entire business is designed around providing amazing, bespoke solutions that enable their clients in sustainable industries to maximise the potential within their own organisations.

 

Your role as an Associate Consultant will be to develop strong relationships with prospective clients who need support in delivering major projects within the Renewable Energy sector. You will also be interfacing directly with CMC experts who support clients on a day-to-day basis.

 

CMC are a global consulting brand with offices in multiple countries across Asia Pacific and Europe. They are part of the Amoria Group (a very well established, global staffing and professional services company). As part of the rapid growth that they have experienced and their longer term growth strategy we opened our Dallas office in November 2022 and we are very excited to grow to team!

 

What are we looking for?

  • Someone passionate about delivering great service and with an interest in sales
  • A fast learner who can take on board the award-winning training program
  • An energetic and determined person who wants to progress their life through delivering successful sales
  • Someone who will proactively contribute to the great culture of sharing positivity and success
  • Somebody who has clear and aspirational goals to keep them motivated and resilient in the face of natural challenges often seen in sales
  • In short, if you have a great attitude - you’re for CMC! No previous experience required here…

 

What will you be doing?

  • Making calls to existing and prospective CMC clients
  • Meeting with key stakeholders to develop relationships
  • Negotiating on behalf of CMC to secure new business
  • Working in partnership with clients to scope out project requirements
  • Researching projects and pipeline within your industry
  • Advising clients on the best way to overcome their project challenges

 

What do you get in return?

  • A competitive package including health, vision, dental, 401(k) plus 21 days PTO plus holidays
  • The opportunity to have authorship and play a huge part in the growth and culture of a start-up within an established group
  • Huge space to grow and develop a team with no accounts or territories owned
  • National growth - Dallas is office # 1 but we we’re looking to expend nationally to the East and West Coast
  • Working with Directors that have over 40 years’ experience to offer in terms of mentorship and strategic direction
  • CMC work in areas that will be least impacted or threatened by recession - The infrastructure spend in the space they will operate & already signed off by the USA Government is enormous - projects will continue to be executed in the Utilities space as the Country continues to build out its' grid infrastructure (The Biden administration awarding $900M to 35 states for EV charging network)
  • The opportunity to be part of one of the fastest growing consultancies in global STEM markets
  • Ongoing training and development from our award winning L&D team
  • A clearly defined, transparent progression plan
  • Unrivalled earning potential (six figure OTEs)
  • Working in a sales environment where you make a real impact on the world that we live in
  • Additional incentives such as:
  • Sales conferences to places like Las Vegas & Dubai
  • Company car scheme
  • Personal development allowance
  • High performer lunch incentives

 

What makes CMC different?

  • CMC focus more on delivering great service than just achieving sales targets
  • Authentic collaboration with customers to deliver true expertise
  • A constant emphasis on personal development and growth
  • One on one mentorship with senior directors to support your progression
  • Agility to scale up and guarantee delivery of projects of any size – so you know if you can create the opportunity, you have the support to deliver on it
  • Industry leading customer feedback with an NPS score of over 70
  • An environment centred around you with a clear focus on creating a fun and inclusive place for all employees to thrive in
  • Committed to D&I, the group are a founding signatory of the Diversity and Inclusion Charter
  • CSR commitments including charitable trust projects, paid employee volunteer days and mental health & wellbeing initiatives

 

If you are interested in joining an exciting, forward thinking and rapidly expanding business please submit your application now.

 

No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age or experience, and we confirm that we are happy to accept applications from persons of any age or experience