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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Account Executive

Atomic Financial · Remote

Who we are:

Atomic is building a more connected financial landscape that enables consumers to connect their payroll and financial data to services that will better their financial lives.

At Atomic we're focused on building an incredible business while also having a huge social impact. We work with 8 of the top 10 financial institutions and 13 of the top 20 neobanks in the country to deliver exceptional user experiences and help people manage their money.

Job description and responsibilities

We are seeking a motivated, results-driven Sales Director to join our team to focus on our financial institutions sales efforts.

As a vital member of our sales team, you will develop and close net-new opportunities with top financial institutions in the U.S. to leverage Atomics’ solutions. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the financial industry, particularly in fintech and banking sectors, be comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment, and bring a minimum of 5 years of experience in the financial services sector. Job responsibilities will include:

  • Research accounts, build a business plan to understand targets, create communication plans, and generate prospect interest.

  • Perform outbound sales activities such as introductory calls, in-person prospect meetings, tradeshows, and lead validation discussions.

  • Proactively look for opportunities to engage Marketing to influence campaign planning and optimize the inbound lead management process.

  • Build relationships internally and externally and effectively communicate with prospects to positively influence deal progression.

  • Educate prospects on Atomics’ value proposition and product capabilities.

  • Own all portions of the sales cycle from prospecting, pricing, and legal contracting process.

  • Track all sales activities using HubSpot.

  • Build and maintain org charts for strategic accounts (new stakeholders, champions, influencers, etc).

  • Produce customer ready decks to include but not be limited to goals, KPIs, upcoming priorities.

  • Own the Monthly Business Review cadence: scheduling, agendas, preparation, follow-ups, and action tracking.

Skills and experience

We are looking for a talented and ambitious employee with the following general characteristics:

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.

  • 5 years+ of Software Sales experience in the Financial Services or Fintech industry

  • Executive-level verbal and written communication.

  • A contagiously positive, self-starter attitude.

  • Strong desire to achieve goals and share what works in a highly collaborative environment.

  • Outgoing personality and the ability to engage prospects easily over the phone, in email, and over social media, as well as onsite.

  • Provide presentations to decision makers and executive level participants.

  • Passion to win.

About Atomic Financial:

At Atomic, we're building financial connectivity that enables the fintech and financial services ecosystem to connect consumers to the data in their payroll accounts, drive conversions of direct deposit linked products, verify income and employment history in real-time, update the card-on-file in merchants, and manage their subscriptions and bills.

We believe consumers should be able to easily share their own payroll data to improve their financial outcomes. However, connecting to the data is cumbersome, met with non-specialized solutions, which is why we founded Atomic.

We build user-permissioned connectivity into payroll and merchant systems. Our products are used by some of the largest financial brands in the world, and we're funded by some of the best investors in the world, including Greylock (investor in LinkedIn, Nextdoor, Airbnb, and others), Core Innovation Capital (invested in Ripple, Nerd Wallet, and others), and Portag3 (invested in WealthSimple, Albert, and others).

Our team has been the reason for our success thus far, and it will be the reason we continue to succeed. We're looking to continue to grow our world-class team to shape the tomorrow of Atomic.

Atomics’ Culture is:

  • Innovative - we're on the bleeding edge of the fintech space empowering some of the coolest brands in the world.

  • Transparent - we believe in being transparent with everyone in our company. Feel free to ask how we deliver on this promise during the interview process.

  • Customer-centric - we're wild about our customers.

  • Fun - We all spend a big portion of our lives with colleagues, so we want it to be fun. Our last company activity was a virtual escape room. Each team competed and we had a blast!

Atomic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.