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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Product Designer

Antimetal · HQ - NYC

We’re hiring a Product Designer to craft the interfaces and experiences that power Antimetal’s investigation and automation engine.

This role is core to our product. You’ll design and ship high-performance UIs, prototype new interaction models, and ensure our frontend is as scalable and reliable as the infrastructure it represents.

About Antimetal

Antimetal is building the future of infrastructure management. We're starting by creating a platform that investigates, resolves, and prevents issues—giving engineers their time back to focus on what they do best: building great products.

What You’ll Do:

  • Design and ship high‑quality product experiences—from early concepts to polished prototypes and visuals.

  • Translate complex AI reasoning into an actionable experience providing wisdom.

  • Own our visual language and design system to ensure pixel-perfect, consistent execution.

  • Use research, data, and iteration to continually improve the end‑to‑end experience.

  • Work closely with engineering to ship high-fidelity experiences with systems thinking.

What you bring:

  • A portfolio that shows real product and business impact.

  • Deep UX expertise—clear user flows, interaction design, and usability.

  • Sharp visual craft across design, typography, and layout; a refined eye for detail.

  • Experience designing data‑rich or AI‑native interfaces.

  • Comfortable in a fast-moving, high-performance startup environment.

  • Excited to dive into agents and LLMs and help define how AI‑first products should look and behave.

Bonus:

  • Experience with data-intensive products, developer tools, or observability platforms.

  • Exposure to real-time applications or non-deterministic UX (e.g., AI/ML systems).

  • Experience at an early-stage startup, ideally in a role where design and engineering were closely intertwined.

  • Strong product thinking skills.

Who you are:

  • Identify as a builder.

  • Are excited to work in-person from our new and spacious office in New York.

  • Love working in a startup environment (experience in a startup or obsession with going zero-to-one).

  • Enjoy working with people who are ambitious, caring, and think in systems.

  • Thrive in a fast-paced iterative environment where experimentation is essential.

What we bring:

  • Pay & ownership — Competitive salary with generous equity grants.

  • Full coverage + retirement — Fully covered health, dental, and vision, plus retirement benefits.

  • Unlimited PTO — Take the time you need to recharge.

  • Dinner on late nights — Working late? Dinner is on us.

  • Fitness stipend — Monthly support for your health and wellness.

  • Tools of the trade — Any equipment you need to do your best work.

  • Commute perks — Citi Bike + train benefits.

Interview process

  1. Application Review – Send us your stuff, and a quick note on why you're excited.

  2. Intro Chat: Share what you're looking for next and learn more about what we're building.

  3. Founder Interview: Talk with one of our founders in more detail about the role.

  4. Product thinking Interviews: We’ll have you complete a short exercise specific to the role.

  5. Onsite: Come onsite and meet the team through a series of 1:1 interviews, while also having the chance to share your work.

  6. Decision – We’ll move fast.

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