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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Product Manager - Opik

Comet · Europe Remote, Israel Hybrid

About Comet

Comet is building the development platform for teams who want to ship robust, reliable, and responsible AI applications. Opik, our open source LLM evaluation framework, has quickly become one of the most popular tools in the space. Our experiment management platform is used by data scientists at companies like Uber, Netflix, and Etsy. Tens of thousands of researchers, engineers, academics, and hobbyists use Comet every day to build the future of AI. 

Working at Comet will give you access to the most exciting work being done in all areas of machine learning. Some of the top researchers and companies working on self-driving cars, drug discovery, particle research, diffusion models, and LLMs use Comet every day. Your work has the potential to accelerate the development of some of the most impactful technology in the world, and you will be doing it alongside a team of passionate, caring individuals. If that sounds exciting, Comet is the right place for you.

Comet is backed by more than $63 million in venture capital funding and powers some of the best machine-learning teams in the world, including Netflix, Uber, Etsy, and Mobileye. We are a remote-first company with offices in New York City (USA) and Tel Aviv (Israel).

You are:

We are looking for a product builder with strong execution instincts and a deep understanding of developers. You care about shipping fast, learning from real users, and improving the product continuously, not just writing specs. You think like a founder, are comfortable getting technical (including writing code when it helps you move faster), and thrive in open feedback loops with our community of builders. You partner tightly with engineering and design, contribute clarity and conviction to decision-making, and are energized by working on products that are deeply technical and meaningful to the future of AI.

Responsibilities:

  • Own and ship high-impact features within the Opik product, end to end from definition to launch
  • Bring clarity to ambiguous problems and make fast, pragmatic product decisions
  • Engage directly with developers and early users to gather feedback and rapidly iterate
  • Work closely with engineering and design to drive execution with urgency and clarity
  • Monitor adoption and performance of shipped features and use learnings to improve quickly
  • Share updates and priorities with the open-source community and internal stakeholders

Requirements:

  • 3+ years of Product Management experience, delivering highly successful and innovative products that you're deeply proud of
  • Must have design and UX sensibilities
  • Must have proven experience building developer tools
  • Must have hands on experience either building LLM Agents running in production or building tools to support LLM engineers
  • Experience shipping high-quality products from planning to launch to maintenance
  • Ability to collaborate with engineers on technical architecture and product implementation
  • Ability to communicate product value and opportunities across engineering, marketing, sales, individual users, and enterprise customers
  • Proficiency using AI tools

Bonus:

  • Experience training machine learning models or building MLOps / LLMOps tooling
  • Experience as a growth PM in the developer tooling space

What We Offer:

  • Competitive base salary - based on proven experience, skills and location.
  • Competitive benefits package.
  • Flexible working hours and remote/Hybrid work options.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • A collaborative and innovative work environment.
  • The chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and projects.
  • This role will be located in Europe or Israel working with a global team (large presence in the US, Tel Aviv and Europe),  some flexibility with work hours is required.

 

Comet is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniform service member status, marital status, pregnancy, age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, genetic information/characteristics, and any other characteristic protected by State or Federal law.

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