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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Clinical Recruiter

Clarity Pediatrics · Remote

About Clarity Pediatrics

Clarity Pediatrics is redefining pediatric chronic care in a fragmented, $100B category.
Clarity is fast emerging as one of the most innovative leaders in pediatric health. One in three American children has a common chronic condition like ADHD, allergies, asthma, and obesity – yet families struggle to get timely, high-quality care. We scale virtual access to multi-specialty care, putting all the care a family needs in one place. We are turning a chaotic, fragmented and expensive care journey into a clear path forward.

Now is a great time to join - we just closed a substantial Series A, which means we have runway, ambition and a growing team. Since inception, we’ve raised $25M from leading VCs who invested early in category winners like One Medical, Hims, Spring Health, Cityblock, Alto Pharmacy, Strava, and Tia.

What makes this role unique

The opportunity to build and own a core function from the ground up, with direct impact on the company’s vision, operations, and culture. Reporting to the Head of Clinical Operations, this role is for someone who wants to grow into a leadership position, helping us shape the systems and processes that power our growth.

Influence the culture and trajectory of our company. We are a young and inclusive team, and we value your ambition to help build all aspects of the company.

Impact a child’s health, and you can influence a lifetime of better health. This is a chance to grow an impactful service and platform that brings health to >25M American families.

Responsibilities

Full cycle recruiting

Manage the full recruiting lifecycle for all of our clinical and medical positions. Source candidates, screen resumes, manage the interview process, and extend offers.

Sourcing & recruiting tool management

Assess & manage recruitment tools that drive and create efficiencies in our full cycle recruiting processes. Some of the tools we use today are Ashby, Indeed, and LinkedIn Recruiter.

Data-driven insights

Report on and analyze funnel metrics to optimize candidate throughput and the interview process. Build reporting and dashboarding for other aspects of recruiting that we care about as we evolve - quality of hire, diversity of hire, retention, etc.

Cross-functional collaboration

Work closely with Sales and other Operations teams to accurately forecast and identify the need for new hires. Work closely with Clinical Leadership to maintain a high bar of clinical excellence throughout the search and interview process.

Positive candidate experience

Ensure a positive provider candidate experience in line with Clarity Pediatrics’ values:

  • Patient safety always comes first

  • Earn trust from everyone

  • Practice devotion to our families

  • Observe > improve > innovate

  • Play to win!

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of work experience

  • 3+ years of experience in healthcare recruitment and/or operations

  • Operationally savvy with strong problem solving skills and a love for efficiency

  • Excellent communication skills, organization skills, and attention to detail

  • Comfortable with systems, reporting, analyzing data, and making data-informed decisions

  • Professionalism and comfort speaking to highly-trained medical staff

  • You love start up life: you are positive, eager to make a difference, comfortable with ambiguity, effective under pressure and deadlines, curious, action oriented, and driven to make a huge impact

Benefits

  • Remote-first culture

  • Competitive salary, equity, and health benefits

  • Flexible schedule, paid holidays, and unlimited PTO

  • More - we are evolving, let us know what benefits matter most to you