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, Health System Partnerships

Cadencesolutions · Remote

Re‑architecting U.S. healthcare demands speed, precision, and an obsession with details. Cadence is building a remote care delivery system that keeps older people healthy, out of the hospital, and at home. By pairing each patient with a dedicated clinical team that reviews their health every day, versus every few months, we catch issues early and intervene before they escalate. The result: measurably better outcomes for patients and less administrative burden for clinicians.

Today, Cadence supports tens of thousands of  active patients nationwide. Our AI‑powered system and scalable clinical model enable proactive, population‑level care. We’re among the fastest‑growing companies in healthtech, and we’re just getting started.

Cadence’s 2025 Outcomes Report highlights a breakthrough year in proactive care, with 74,000 patients supported, more than 84,000 clinician hours saved, and industry-leading improvements in clinical outcomes and system efficiency. Our engineering and clinical teams played a central role in delivering this scale and impact. Read the full report here

The Cadence Solutions team is seeking a dynamic and results-driven (Senior) Director, Health System Partnerships to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for cultivating and managing relationships with health system leadership to deliver on their expectations for the Cadence relationship and grow our business. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success in health system growth account management or sales, excellent communication and negotiation skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.  

This role requires travel on an as-needed basis, generally once or twice per month for several days at a time. Travel may include onsite meetings with partners, attendance at industry events, or participation in internal planning sessions. While the role is primarily remote, the ability to travel periodically and represent the organization in person is an important component of success.

WHAT YOU’LL DO: 

  • Deliver on growth targets, working collaboratively with our provider relations and product teams. 
  • Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across functions and seniority with our health system partners. 
  • Ensure we deliver on partner expectations. 
  • Serve as the central internal and external point of contact for your partner relationships. 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

  • Proven track record of success in developing and growing health system partnerships, for a minimum of 5 years.
  • Track record of navigating large complex organizations with many stakeholders. 
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships with C-level executives and providers. 
  • Self-motivated and results-driven, with a strong sense of initiative.
  • Strong project management experience with the ability to understand and deliver on key operational, financial, and strategic goals.
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across all levels of organizations.
  • Ability to build repeatable processes and systems that enable Cadence to efficiently scale with existing and new system partners.
  • Willingness to travel as needed.

WHO WE ARE:

We move fast, raise standards, and own outcomes. We hire drivers, not passengers – people who take initiative, solve problems, and sweat the details because lives depend on it. Momentum matters in healthcare where slow decisions cost lives. At Cadence, we set a high bar and back each other relentlessly to clear it. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career and make a real impact in healthcare, join us.

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

  • Autonomy to tackle big, complex problems that matter
  • An opportunity to improve lives every single day
  • A chance to shape a category‑defining company at scale
  • Unique chance to support the development of an amazing product; Cadence’s in-house clinicians are our super users and beta testers
  • Competitive total compensation and meaningful equity
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance 
  • TelaDoc (virtual primary care)
  • National and local discounts powered by TriNet
  • Unlimited PTO 
  • 401K plan and 401K match 
  • Onboarding stipend for remote equipment and home office setup or onsite equipment 
  • Paid Parental Leave 
  • Charitable Donation Match program
  • Expected compensation range: $200,000 – $275,000 OTE, depending on experience and seniority. Compensation is structured with an approximate 60/40 split between base salary and variable performance bonus.
    • Base Salary: $130,000 – $175,000
    • Bonus: aligned to respective OTE split
  • Location: Remote

Cadence is committed to equal opportunity and fairness regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, nation of origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, country of citizenship, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, family status, family care status, military or veteran status or any other basis protected by local, state or federal laws. 

A notice to Cadence applicants: Our Talent team only directs candidates to apply through our official careers page at https://www.cadence.care/our-team.  Cadence will never refer you to external websites, ask for payment or personal information, or conduct interviews via messaging apps. We receive all applications through our website and anyone suggesting otherwise is not with Cadence.