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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Technical Support Engineer L1/L2

Cyberhaven · Bangalore

About the Role

This is an ideal opportunity for a highly motivated individual to get in on the ground floor as we build out our Technical Support function at Cyberhaven. The Technical Support Engineer L2 candidate is passionate about technology, is always curious, and driven to delight customers. A true problem solver, you will take personal ownership in seeing a problem through to resolution or escalating and collaborating with some of the most talented engineers in the world. You will become an expert on Cyberhaven’s end to end AI Data Security platform, understand how it interacts with all the endpoints our customers interact with, and understand how our customers are trying to reduce data loss threats across the organization.

Ideally, you will be comfortable speaking with security and customer operation teams. You must have technical depth, be client obsessed, and experience with a SaaS based security product. Having the desire to take initiative, own and resolve customer issues, and love working in a fast paced, high growth environment is key. This role reports to the Director of Support.

What You'll Do

  • Provide well-thought out and reliable directions in technical and non-technical terms, to help customers solve reported issues and guide them on proper use of our platform.

  • Take ownership of customer issues, including initial troubleshooting, identification of root cause and issue resolution or escalation.

  • Identify and escalate priority issues that need immediate attention.

  • Build an excellent rapport with our backline engineers and collaborate on solving complex issues.

  • Meet or exceed customer expectations on response quality, timeliness of responses and overall customer experience.

  • Serve as internal and external point of contact on customer escalations and ensure customer issues are resolved as expediently as possible.

  • Collect information, attempt to reproduce reported behavior, and document bugs with Engineering for product issues that are impacting customers.

  • Create process and troubleshooting documentation to enhance our support knowledge base.

  • Work with client resources and stakeholders to understand their data security risks and threats.

  • Work closely with the Head of Customer Experience to build processes, reporting, and metrics that will showcase Support productivity and client satisfaction.

Who You Are

  • 2+ years experience in providing technical support to customers for software solutions

  • Deep technical background, with hands-on experience in supporting and troubleshooting security and/or endpoint technologies.

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  • Experience with Salesforce, JIRA and Github.

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  • Ability to manage high priority support requests.Ability to work closely with a development team to communicate customer requirements.

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  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities with creative and logical thinking.

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  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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  • Located in Bangalore, India

Joining Cyberhaven is a chance to revolutionize data security. Traditional tools fall short, but we’ve reimagined protection with AI-enabled data lineage that analyzes billions of workflows to understand data, detect risk, and stop threats. Backed by $250M from leading investors like Khosla and Redpoint, our team includes leaders who built industry-defining technologies at CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Meta, Google, and more. This role lets you shape the future of data security, alongside experts driven to help customers protect their most valuable information.

Cyberhaven is committed to creating a diverse environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.