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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Acquisition & Growth Manager

Baubap · Mexico

The mission:

Join Baubap as Acquisition & Growth Manager and own the scaling of profitable users end-to-end, from first touchpoint to first loan disbursement, while maintaining strong and sustainable unit economics.

This role goes beyond paid media execution. You will be the owner of the acquisition and in-app lifecycle journey, from signup, KYC and onboarding setup, through approval and first disbursement, ensuring we acquire users in the right, profitable segments.

As Baubap scales, the challenge is not growth at any cost, but growth with discipline: optimizing ROAS, LTV/CAC ratio and payback period, while aligning acquisition with risk, portfolio quality and long-term value.

You will be part of the Growth team, working closely with Retention and Monetization, cross-functional product squads, Data and Brand, as well as Product and Risk external teams, to build a scalable, efficient and predictable growth engine.

The scope of this role also includes ownership of the referral engine, ensuring it becomes a meaningful, scalable and profitable acquisition channel.

 

The expected outcome:

  • Consistent growth in new borrowers reaching first-loan disbursement, within target ROAS, CAC, LTV/CAC and payback period
  • Acquisition focused on profitable segments, meeting defined portfolio quality, risk and OKRs, with budget allocation decisions driven by return and payback performance
  • Improvement in first ticket loan size, while maintaining healthy approval and repayment metrics
  • Positive and improving ROAS by channel, cohort and segment, tied to real disbursement and revenue events
  • Shorter and more predictable payback periods across acquisition cohorts
  • Higher conversion rates across the full in-app lifecycle: Installs → signup → onboarding → approval → KYC → disbursement
  • A scalable and controlled referral engine contributing incremental, profitable new borrowers focus in profitable segments.
  • Clear visibility and control over acquisition performance through dashboards and cohort analysis

 

The day to day tasks:

  • Owning the entire acquisition and in-app lifecycle funnel, from awareness to first disbursement
  • Defining and optimizing acquisition performance based on ROAS, LTV/CAC and payback
  • Scaling and optimizing paid acquisition channels (Google, Meta, TikTok, affiliates and other performance channels)
  • Opening and scaling new digital acquisition channels, from discovery and testing to full deployment (e.g. programmatic, pinterest)
  • Working in partnership with Brand on offline initiatives, ensuring alignment between offline activation and digital performance
  • Leading strategic acquisition partnerships, including affiliates, platforms and distribution partners
  • Owning acquisition budget allocation, managing and reallocating media spend based on return, payback and profitability
  • Owning lifecycle optimization in partnership with Product (signup, KYC, onboarding setup and activation)
  • Leading the referral engine strategy, including incentives, mechanics, performance and fraud control
  • Designing and executing structured experimentation frameworks across creatives, audiences, funnels and in-app flows
  • Working with Data and Risk to ensure acquisition focuses on profitable, low-risk segments
  • Building dashboards, insights and clear narratives around acquisition performance.

 

What we can offer:

  • Being part of a multicultural, highly driven team of professionals
  • 20 vacation days / year + 75% holiday bonus (Prima Vacacional)
  • 1 month (proportional) of Christmas bonus (Aguinaldo)
  • Food vouchers
  • Health & Life insurance
  • Competitive salary