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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Senior Account Executive (Creator Partnerships)

Dubclub · Chicago Office

Setting the Stage

Online sports betting content is exploding in popularity. But the experience of engaging with sports betting content is often a needlessly painful one. The experience is scattered across countless apps, with expert sports handicappers ("cappers") building an audience on social media, fans chasing for an edge across different platforms and tools, and everyone looking for better results with less effort. Trust is fragile, workflows are fragmented, and the experience feels more like chaos than community.

Our Vision and Our Mission:

DubClub is building the destination where cappers and fans Win More Together.

  • For fans: DubClub is creating unified and highly valuable experience for fans that love tailing cappers. Get the best advice, in the smoothest fashion, and enjoy rewards that keep you engaged.

  • For cappers: DubClub is a business-building engine that helps you turn your passion into a profitable business. Cappers are the stars of the game, and enjoy a best-in-class operating system, automated marketing, and purpose-built discovery that grows their business on auto-pilot.

  • For DubClub: It’s the ecosystem and unified "Win More Together" experience that cappers and fans have been waiting for. Instead of churn after a losing streak, fans stick around for free plays, discovery loops, rewards, and community moments.

The role

You will be a founding member of the Sales team working to bring new partners (”Cappers”) to the platform. As an early team member, you will be responsible for accelerating DubClub’s revenue by executing our outbound sales motion. You will own the entire sales lifecycle, from lead generation to close.

The problems you will solve

  • Own the entire process of winning new business for DubClub. You will be responsible for ensuring that DubClub maintains a vibrant funnel of leads, prospects, opportunities, and recently "won" new accounts.

  • Deeply understand partner needs and requirements. Communicate DubClub’s product offerings so partners can understand how their business will grow with DubClub.

  • Develop sales infrastructure. Create and establish foundational sales playbooks and scripts that standardize and elevate our sales efforts, ensuring consistency and scalability in our processes. Leverage AI and CRM tools to drive efficient systems that delight prospects and customers.

  • Collaborate to close deals. Partner with the GTM and Product teams to communicate potential customer needs; bring in partner specialists to a sales deal as needed; set partners up for success.

  • Advocate for product roadmap on behalf of customers. Be an evidence-driven partner advocate based on intel from the industry. Influence product roadmap towards solving pain that will help win more new business, create marketplace stickiness, and lead the DubClub ecosystem into new frontiers solving problems for our partners.

What makes a great candidate

  • You are a ‘strategic-doer.’ You bring a strong work ethic and desire to win to our team. You are an intelligent and relentless problem solver.

  • You care deeply about operational excellence. You have impeccable attention to detail. and elite organizational skills. You have excellent professional hygiene.

  • Decisive and agile. We move fast. We offer support and collaboration but also provide decision-making autonomy. You can make impactful business decisions with little direction.

  • You are highly curious about our problem space. You have passion for our market and an understanding of two-sided marketplace dynamics in the creator economy. Your industry insight will be key in navigating market trends and positioning DubClub as a leader.

  • Partner-centric. You are deeply committed to understanding and advancing the goals of our partners. Your dedication to enhancing partner relationships is matched by your ability to drive significant business growth through these partnerships.

  • You are highly coachable and you are low ego. No task is too small to find success and generate revenue.

Location & Compensation

  • This role is based at the DubClub HQ in Chicago, IL (The Loop). We currently have a hybrid model where we ask the team to come in the office 2-3x/week.

  • The OTE range for the this role is: $200-$220k + stock options + benefits, etc. Please note that this range can be flexible for the right candidate.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of any status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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