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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Digital Solutions Engineer

Genentech · Indianapolis

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections,  where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come.  Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

The Opportunity:

The Digital Solutions Engineer provides technical advice to support a variety of post-sales activities, including installation, testing, integration, and maintenance of Roche Diagnostic Commercial (RDC) products. This includes consulting with sales and customers on RDC system product solutions and integration with customers’ medical systems (LIS, EMR, etc). While much of this work is performed remotely, this position will require 25% or greater travel to customer sites for consultation and/or installation, issue resolution, and participation in team meetings as required. This is a remote position.

Location:

This is a remote, field-based position

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Installation Management: Responsible for managing the installation of IT product solutions at customer sites, both remotely and on-site.

  • Needs Assessment and Expectations: Determines customer needs and sets appropriate installation expectations, ensuring resources are aligned and available within the specified time-frame.

  • Solution Validation: Performs validation processes to evaluate the effectiveness of IT solutions.

  • Customer Satisfaction: Ensures all customers are fully satisfied with their IT product installation.

  • Technical Support and Issue Management: Serves as a technical resource for complex system issues, manages critical customer situations, and troubleshoots during installation and post go-live phases.

Who You Are:

  • You are an early to mid-career professional with wide-ranging experience working on issues requiring evaluation of many factors. Exercising appropriate judgment in selecting evaluation methods and determining solutions is critical. Additionally, you are comfortable coordinating the activities of others, networking with internal and external senior personnel in your area of expertise, and networking with key contacts outside your area of expertise with:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Medical Technology, Life Sciences AND 2 years of laboratory IT, general IT, product line experience, 

OR

  • 4 years of laboratory IT, general IT, or product line experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Candidate should be able to travel 25% or more to customer sites

  • Candidate should reside within 50 miles of a major metropolitan US airport

  • One year of project or process management experience, that demonstrates the ability to multitask and manage time effectively

  • Fluency with healthcare standards and technologies (HL7, ASTM, HIPAA, Networking, Microsoft Windows, Cache Intersystems)

  • In-depth knowledge of the clinical customer base and critical components of an LIS and laboratory IT processes and workflows

  • Demonstrate effective communication and troubleshooting with requirements for both technical and non-technical groups 

  • Ability to evaluate complex processes and apply critical-thinking skills to complete assignments that are complex in nature

Additional Information

  • Relocation benefits are not provided with this position.

  • A company car is not provided with this position

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Indianapolis is $85,900 - $159,500.  Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.  This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

 

 

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.


Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.

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