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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Senior Director/VP, MGU Partnerships

Arlo · Remote

Arlo is rebuilding health insurance from the ground up using AI. The healthcare experience today is expensive, confusing, and often so frustrating that people delay the care they need. We’re changing that by reimagining what a health plan should be: a proactive partner that enables health rather than denying it. Our AI-native platform delivers continuous, personalized support for members—helping them navigate benefits, schedule appointments, access high-quality care, and avoid financial fear. Powered by the industry’s most advanced risk-pricing engine, Arlo is already scaling fast: we’ve grown to $XXXM in premiums, cover tens of thousands of people, and see accelerating demand across brokers, employers, and partners. Backed by Upfront Ventures, 8VC, and General Catalyst, our team combines deep industry expertise (Palantir, YC) with the ambition to modernize a $1T market.

About the Role

We're looking for a strategic, relationship-driven Business Development Lead to own and grow our MGU stop-loss business with health plan and TPA partners. You'll be the primary point of accountability for partner success - driving revenue growth, strengthening relationships, improving plan performance, and ensuring issues get resolved quickly and completely.

You'll report to Arlo’s VP of Sales and work cross-functionally with underwriting, analytics, clinical, and operations teams. You will be working closely with our innovative plan partners to collaboratively design and improve modern health plan designs.

What You Will Do

Grow revenue and expand partnerships

  • Drive revenue growth across existing client and partner relationships

  • Identify and execute on upsell, cross-sell, and expansion opportunities within the current book

  • Lead renewals and retention efforts to maximize long-term account value

  • Scope, onboard, and manage new program partnerships with TPAs and vendors

Own relationships that matter

  • Serve as the day-to-day relationship owner for clients and partners

  • Act as the primary escalation point when issues arise

Drive performance outcomes

  • Monitor account performance including loss ratio trends and utilization drivers

  • Partner with underwriting, analytics, and clinical teams to identify improvement opportunities

  • Proactively communicate performance insights and recommendations to clients and partners and ensure insights are being acted on

Resolve problems end-to-end

  • Lead resolution of service, billing, eligibility, claims, and TPA-related issues

  • Coordinate across internal teams and external partners to drive timely outcomes

  • Ensure issues are documented, tracked, and closed with accountability

What We're Looking For

  • Experience in business development, sales, relationship management, or partnership roles

  • Familiarity with TPAs and third-party service models

  • Strong understanding of client performance metrics and financial drivers

  • Comfortable managing complex, multi-stakeholder relationships and resolving issues under pressure

  • Excellent communication, organization, and follow-through

Bonus points for:

  • Experience in employee benefits, health insurance, or related financial services

  • Exposure to loss ratio management, renewals, or plan performance reporting

  • Background in a growth-oriented sales organization

    Expected compensation is 130,000-160,000k + 250,000 OTE

Why Join Arlo:

  • High ownership: You’ll get real responsibility from day one—our high-trust team empowers you to run with big problems and shape core parts of the company.

  • Join an important mission: Your work directly influences how people access care and improves lives at scale.

  • Growth & expansion: We’re moving fast, and as we grow, your scope will grow with us—new challenges, bigger opportunities, and rapid career velocity.

  • Apply AI to a problem that matters: Instead of optimizing ads or cutting labor costs, you’ll use AI to fundamentally reimagine how people get healthcare.

  • High pace, high collaboration: We operate with velocity, first-principles thinking, and a team that works closely, openly, and with ambition.


Exact compensation inclusive of salary and any bonuses is determined based on a number of factors including experience and skill level, location, and qualifications which are assessed during the interview process.

Arlo is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on age, race, color, creed or religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or arrest or conviction record, as defined under New York State law.