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 II

Beyondtrust · Remote Dubai

BeyondTrust is a place where you can bring your purpose to life through the work that you do, creating a safer world through our cyber security SaaS portfolio.

Our culture of flexibility, trust, and continual learning means you will be recognized for your growth, and for the impact you make on our success. You will be surrounded by people who challenge, support, and inspire you to be the best version of yourself.

The Role

The Account Executive II will manage a defined sales territory and be responsible for delivering against a quota goal for the defined territory. The Account Executive II will identify, generate, qualify, and close new business for customers and prospects in a defined territory.  Responsible for managing the full sales lifecycle, building the go-to-market plan (including direct and indirect business). 

What You’ll Do

  • Develop new and existing accounts within a defined territory
  • Complete and maintain a territory sales plan which outlines a road map to success
  • Responsible for meeting or exceeding your quarterly and annual quota, by proactively prospecting for All Product Lines and opportunities with new and existing customers
  • Responsible for sales forecasting, lead generation, prospecting, and account management through the close cycle
  • Maintain accurate Whitespace data on customer and focus prospect accounts
  • Partner closely with SE’s, PAM’s and wider POD to deliver territory goals
  • Algin with Channel team and Channel Partners to deliver value to our customers and BeyondTrust.
  • Align with xDR team to proactively cover your total addressable market (focus and non-focus territory accounts)
  • Attend corporate trade shows and events
  • Maintain sales pipeline activity in Salesforce
  • Schedule and conduct product demonstrations and detailed presentations to prospects, customers and partners
  • Lead RFP responses for your accounts
  • Own full end-to-end sales cycle, including running sales meetings (face to face and virtual), working closely with your SE and partner network, managing a deal through to close.
  • Act as an advisor to prospects to understand whether their needs could be met with the BeyondTrust solution portfolio
  • Understand and document customers’ business and IT strategies, priorities, and goals; capture this data accurately in CRM system

What You’ll Bring

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
  • Fluent in English and Arabic 
  • Demonstrated experience in driving results through a channel-first strategy, ideally supported by an established partner ecosystem
  • 2-4+ years customer-facing sales experience with security, PAM, Identity Management, or IT related software
  • Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales quota
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively present and sell a technical solution
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and organizational skills required.  This position will have a heavy emphasis on account and partner interaction.
  • Ability to work in a team selling environment
  • Experience with SalesForce.com or equivalent
  • Ability to find and uncover new opportunities with prospects and existing business, cold calling and hunting for business
  • Demonstrated negotiation skills

Better Together

Diversity. Inclusion. They’re more than just words for us. They are the guiding values of how we build our teams, cultivate leaders, and create a culture where people feel connected.

We take care of our employees so they can take care of our customers. Customers who come from all walks of life just like us. We hire incredible people from diverse backgrounds because when we are different together, we are stronger together.

About Us

BeyondTrust is the global identity security leader protecting Paths to Privilege™. Our identity-centric approach goes beyond securing privileges and access, empowering organizations with the most effective solution to manage the entire identity attack surface and neutralize threats, whether from external attacks or insiders.

BeyondTrust is leading the charge in transforming identity security to prevent breaches and limit the blast radius of attacks, while creating a superior customer experience and operational efficiencies. We are trusted by 20,000 customers, including 75 of the Fortune 100, and our global ecosystem of partners.

Learn more at www.beyondtrust.com. 

 

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