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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VP of Finance

Condor Software · San Francisco

About Condor

Every year, hundreds of billions of dollars are invested to discover and develop new therapies, yet the financial infrastructure behind that work has not kept pace. Clinical operations and finance live in disconnected worlds, forcing teams to make high-stakes decisions using fragmented tools and static data.

Condor exists to change that. We are a system of action, building the financial intelligence layer that will power the next era of clinical development. Condor connects clinical operations, vendor activity, and financial signals into a single, real-time intelligence layer, giving R&D and finance leaders true command over how their organizations operate.

Condor is pharma-native, AI-driven infrastructure built to scale industry standards we helped define with Big 4 partners. It powers prediction, control, and execution across the most complex R&D environments in the world.

Why This Matters Now

Condor has moved past proving the concept. Enterprise teams already trust Condor to run critical operations and finance. The work ahead is the hardest part: scaling something people depend on when the stakes are this high.

Condor is a high-growth company backed by top institutional partners like Felicis and 645 Ventures, growing rapidly with Top 200 biopharma companies. This is a rare opportunity to help build foundational infrastructure that will shape how new therapies reach patients.

Role Overview

The VP of Finance at Condor is a foundational leadership role, responsible for building the financial operating discipline behind a company defining a new category in life sciences. This is not a reporting role. It is about shaping how Condor scales with clarity, confidence, and control at a moment when the business is moving from proving value to becoming indispensable.

As Condor’s strategic finance leader, you will partner closely with the CEO and executive team to turn growth into a durable operating model. You will own company-wide financial planning and analysis, connect go-to-market strategy, product investment, and hiring decisions into a single, coherent plan, and ensure the company always understands the tradeoffs it is making and why.

Operating at the intersection of strategy and execution, you will build a living financial model that ties revenue, headcount, and cash together in real time. Your work will directly influence how Condor allocates resources, manages burn and runway, and makes high-stakes decisions as the company scales. Just as importantly, you will help set the internal standard for financial clarity and discipline that mirrors the platform Condor is building for its customers.

This role is for a finance leader who wants real ownership, real influence, and the chance to help shape a company at a critical inflection point.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and Own the Operating Model

    • Own and continuously maintain Condor’s financial model (revenue, headcount, opex, cash), ensuring it remains a practical decision-making tool, not just a board artifact.

    • Define, track, and report on core vertical SaaS metrics, including ARR, NRR, CAC payback, burn, sales productivity, etc.

    • Partner closely with RevOps and Sales leadership on pipeline-to-bookings forecasting that reflects an enterprise and SMB sales-led motion.

  • Support Growth and Fundraising

    • Work directly with the CEO on fundraising preparation, including investor narratives, financial models, and data room materials aligned with top-tier investor expectations.

    • Prepare board-ready reporting packages with clear KPIs, insights, and scenario analyses that stand up to scrutiny from growth equity and institutional investors.

    • Pressure-test go-to-market and hiring plans against cash, runway, and ARR targets.

  • Drive Cross-Functional Alignment

    • Partner with Product and Engineering on headcount planning, ROI, and investment prioritization such as what is best to fund, at what cost, and on what timeline.

    • Provide Sales and Marketing with a finance-backed framework for quotas, territories, and investment levels.

    • Ensure the company is tracking the right KPIs and that business intelligence around those metrics is accurate, reliable, and accessible.

  • Build Scalable Finance Infrastructure

    • Stand up and mature core finance processes, including forecasting cadence, budget vs. actuals, and basic financial controls.

    • Hire and manage accounting and FP&A support as the company scales, rather than operating as a solo finance function.

    • Own investor reporting and internal dashboards as Condor grows.

Qualifications

  • Experience helping build effective finance functions in early-stage, high-growth SaaS companies.

  • Skilled across the full finance stack: FP&A, strategic finance, accounting oversight, SaaS metrics, budgeting, compliance, and investor relations.

  • Experience partnering closely with Sales, RevOps, Product, and Engineering, translating operating plans into financial outcomes.

  • Comfort operating in a startup environment, including rolling up sleeves while building for scale.

  • Successful track record driving financial strategy and discipline through the enterprise SaaS growth journey, including fundraising support and board communications.