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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Claims Operations Team Lead

Beazley · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

General Division: Claims Operations We are recruiting a proactive and people-focused Claims Operations Team Leader to guide a team of Claims Assistants and by leading, managing and development of strategic initiatives. If you enjoy developing others, enhancing processes, and providing excellent service to internal and external partners, this role gives you the chance to make a meaningful impact. The Role You’ll play a key role in ensuring our claims processes run smoothly, efficiently, and in line with our service standards. Your responsibilities will include: Team Leadership & Development Directing the assignment of responsibilities and guaranteeing the team completes work that is both high in quality and timely. Addressing performance issues constructively and promptly. Running regular team meetings to review capacity, training needs, and workflow. Coaching, mentoring, and supporting team members to grow in their roles. Crafting and maintaining personal development plans and leading bi‑annual appraisals. Encouraging a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Operational Excellence Producing accurate weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual performance metrics. Owning service catalogues, service levels, and operational metrics for the Claims product area. Embedding strong peer‑review processes for high‑impact tasks. Managing workflow tools to ensure data accuracy and reliability. Reviewing team tasks to determine whether work should be completed internally or outsourced. Monitoring centralized and outsourced processing performance. Collaboration & Partner Engagement Building positive relationships with Claims leaders, underwriters, brokers, external clients, and internal teams such as Compliance, Risk, IT, Finance, and Reinsurance. Responding promptly and accurately to client and broker queries. Partnering with Claims leadership on day‑to‑day engagement and issue resolution. Communicating resource constraints and SLA updates clearly and proactively. Process Improvement Finding opportunities to standardize, centralize, automate, and improve processes. Acting as a subject matter expert for system and process changes. Making sure the team possesses the skills and knowledge required to address current and upcoming business demands. Highlighting error trends and delivering targeted training. About You You’re someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys helping others succeed. You bring strong communication skills, a solutions-focused approach, and a genuine interest in improving how things work. You’re comfortable balancing people leadership with operational delivery and enjoy working with a wide range of partners. Essential Criteria Experience managing or supervising others (or a willingness to complete our manager training programme). Proven administrative experience, ideally in insurance or financial services. Experience in high‑volume data environments, reporting, or operational support. Knowledge of claims processes, particularly London Market, Guidewire, or Lloyd’s systems. Skills & Abilities Effective communication abilities, including writing, speaking, and attentive listening. Confident using MS Office (SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel). Analytical, accurate, and comfortable working with data. Highly organized with strong administrative skills. Able to work effectively under pressure. Strong relationship‑building and stakeholder‑management skills. A great teammate who takes initiative and contributes proactively. Attention to detail and dedication to high‑quality work. Who We Are: Beazley is a specialist insurance company with over 30 years’ experience helping people, communities and businesses to manage risk all around the world. Our mission is to inspire our clients and people with the confidence and freedom to explore, create and build – to enable businesses to thrive. Our clients want to live and work freely and fully, knowing they are benefitting from the most advanced thinking in the insurance market. Our goal is to become the highest performing sustainable specialist insurer. Our products are wide ranging, from cyber & tech insurance to marine, healthcare, financial institutions and contingency; covering risks such as the weather, film production or protection from deadly weapons. Our Culture We have a wonderful mix of cultures, experiences, and backgrounds at Beazley with over 2,000 of us working around the world. Employee’s diversity, experience and passion allow us to keep innovating and moving forward, delivering the best. We are proud of our family-feel culture at Beazley that empowers our staff to work from when and where they want, in an adult environment that is big on collaboration, diversity of thought and personal accountability. Our three core values inspire the way we work and how we treat our people and customers. Be bold Strive for better Do the right thing Upholding these values every day has enabled us to become an innovative and responsive organization in touch with the changing world around us – our ambitious inclusion & diversity and sustainability targets are testament to this. We are a flexible and innovative employer offering a friendly, collaborative, and inclusive working environment. We actively encourage and expect applications from all backgrounds. Our commitment to fostering a supportive and dynamic workplace ensures that every employee can thrive and contribute to our collective success. The Rewards The opportunity to connect and build long-lasting professional relationships while advancing your career with a growing, dynamic organization Attractive base compensation and discretionary performance related bonus Competitively priced medical, dental and vision insurance Company paid life, and short- and long-term disability insurance 401(k) plan with 5% company match and immediate vesting 22 days PTO (prorated for 1st calendar year of employment), 11 paid holidays per year, with the ability to flex the religious bank holidays to suit your religious beliefs Up to $700 reimbursement for home office setup Free in-office lunch, travel reimbursement for travel to office, and monthly lifestyle allowance Up to 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave Up to 2.5 days paid annually for volunteering at a charity of your choice Flexible working policy, trusting our employees to do what works best for them and their teams Salary for this role will be tailored to the successful individual’s location and experience. The expected compensation range for this position is $70,000-$75,000 per year plus discretionary annual bonus. Don’t meet all the requirements? At Beazley we're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every requirement and qualification in the job specification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or one of our other roles. We are an equal opportunities employer and as such, we will make reasonable adjustments to our selection process for candidates that indicate that, owing to disability, our arrangements might otherwise disadvantage them. If you have a disability, including dyslexia or other non-visible ones, which you believe may affect your performance in selection, please advise us in good time and we’ll make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.