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

Built by engineers with 12 years of experience building enterprise hiring technology at ZipRecruiter. Last updated .

Senior Sales Engineer - Singapore

Dataiku · Singapore

Dataiku is The Universal AI Platform™, giving organizations control over their AI talent, processes, and technologies to unleash the creation of analytics, models, and agents. Providing no-, low-, and full-code capabilities, Dataiku meets teams where they are today, allowing them to begin building with AI using their existing skills and knowledge.

We are looking for a Senior Sales Engineer to join our team in Singapore. In this role, you will get hands-on experience applying the latest big data technologies to business uses cases with companies whose names you hear and products you use everyday. Our ideal candidate is comfortable learning new technologies while being able to explain their work to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

You will be operating as a Senior Sales Engineer, with a background in Data Science. Running your own opportunities (together with the opportunity team) while acting as a sparring partner, supporting your team with any in-depth Data Science challenges or conversations on their opportunities.

How you'll make an impact: 

  • Qualify deals through collaboration with the Account Executive (AE), the Business Development Representative (BDR), and sales management.
  • Conduct Discovery meetings and learn from the customer and the BDR about the customer's business requirements and technical environment.
  • Articulate to the Opportunity Team and to the customer usage scenarios that illustrate the business value desired by the customer.
  • Use Dataiku to demonstrate the business value articulated in the usage scenarios.
  • Design projects and execute Dataiku demonstrations that clearly illustrate how to apply data science techniques within our software to deliver the required customer value.
  • Plan and execute Proof-Of-Concepts (POC), and evaluations through coordination of resources and co-development of data science projects with our prospective customers. Lead the combined team to carry out the agreed upon course of action to prove that Dataiku delivers the needed value better than our competitors.
  • Answer questions and provide technical guidance to the customer's technical team regarding the demonstrated solution.
  • Assist in sales pipeline building activities including attendance at live and/or virtual trade-shows and industry conferences, working with marketing and or partners on campaign design and execution and other activities specified by sales and pre-sales management.

What you'll need to be successful: 

  • Strong natural and intellectual curiosity especially around the application of technology to solve all kinds of problems.
  • Experience in the data science, analytics, or big data markets preferred
  • 5+ years of experience with predictive modeling, programming in Python/R and an understanding of relational data structures and SQL 
  • Experience working with cloud infrastructures (AWS, GCP, Azure) 
  • Experience in Analytics/AI or other enterprise software
  • Experience in technical pre-sales or other client facing roles (consulting, etc.)
    Comfortability talking to all levels of customer teams from individual contributors to C-level executives, and/or a passion for public speaking
  • Bahasa language skills are required for this position. 

#LI-Hybrid #LI-SW1

 
What are you waiting for!
At Dataiku, you'll be part of a journey to shape the ever-evolving world of AI. We're not just building a product; we're crafting the future of AI. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a company that values innovation, collaboration, and your personal growth, we can't wait to welcome you to Dataiku! And if you’d like to learn even more about working here, you can visit our Dataiku LinkedIn page.
 
Our practices are rooted in the idea that everyone should be treated with dignity, decency and fairness. Dataiku also believes that a diverse identity is a source of strength and allows us to optimize across the many dimensions that are needed for our success. Therefore, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on business needs, without regard to race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, veteran status or any other aspect which makes an individual unique or protected by laws and regulations in the locations where we operate. This applies to all policies and procedures related to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, performance, promotion and termination and all other conditions and terms of employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please contact us at: [email protected]
 
 
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