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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Commercial Account Manager, Italy

Ion · Milan

About us:
We are a community of visionary innovators, dedicated to providing pioneering software and consultancy services to financial institutions, trading firms, central banks, governments, and corporations around the world. We strive to simplify the way people work. We do that by providing workflow and process automation software, as well as providing real-time data and business intelligence to help people make better decisions. We are 13,000+ employees, we operate globally with 80+ global offices, and we serve over 4,800+ customers worldwide.

Learn more at iongroup.com.
 
We are looking for talented young professionals for the role of Commercial Account Manager in Cedacri’s Sales team. Selected candidates will be placed in a dynamic and innovative environment and will collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.

 
Your role:
Your key duties and responsibilities
• Interact and nurture relationships with clients, while ensuring their needs are met in the best interest of the clients and the Company.
• Develop a Strategic Account Plan for the Clients of the assigned territory, analyzing for each of them the market context, the main challenges and opportunities, the execution capabilities, and mapping Cedacri’s products and services that can support their business transformation roadmap.
• Position Cedacri as a key partner for each Client while they develop their long-term Strategic Plan.
• Detail Unique Value Propositions for each client by working with methos and consultative selling skills to the map of each client detailed processes, to be relevant in the partnership Cedacri can build with them.
• Identify and qualify up-selling and cross-selling opportunities
• Collaborate with the sales team and the other functions within the Company (i.e., Operations, Products, Finance, Procurement, Legal).
• Manage a portfolio of business opportunities that matches the growth ambition of Cedacri on the assigned territory and orchestrate the commercial activities to move the opportunities into real business and delivery activities in a timely manner.
• Qualify opportunities that are matching your clients’ needs and are leveraging current and future Cedacri’s capabilities.
• Deliver proposals with high quality standards and in a timely manner.
• Keep records and maintain documentation of client interactions
• Contribute to manage all the commercial documentation according to ION standard templates and processes
• Meet financial objectives on the assigned territory in terms of Pipeline, Intake, Revenue.
• Meet Customer Satisfaction objectives on the assigned territory.
• Ensure diligence and thoroughness for both internal and external communications, analysis, and processes.
• Actively participate to Contracts’ renewal processes, contributing to the right understanding of each assigned Client of the value of standardized, clear T&Cs.
 
Other duties
We might ask you to perform other tasks and duties as your role expands.
 
Your skills, experience, and qualifications required.
• Master’s degree in management, engineering or in a quantitative field (with honors).
• Nice to have FSI/Core Banking skills.
• High commercial acumen and strong interpersonal skills.
• Consultative Selling capabilities.
• Excellent knowledge of the Italian and English language.
 
What we offer:
Permanent employment contract.
 
Location:
Milan, Parma.
 
Important notes:
According to the Italian Law (L.68/99) please note that candidates from the disability list will be given priority.
About us:
We are a community of visionary innovators, dedicated to providing pioneering software and consultancy services to financial institutions, trading firms, central banks, governments, and corporations around the world. We strive to simplify the way people work. We do that by providing workflow and process automation software, as well as providing real-time data and business intelligence to help people make better decisions. We are 13,000+ employees, we operate globally with 80+ global offices, and we serve over 4,800+ customers worldwide.

Learn more at iongroup.com.
 
We are looking for talented young professionals for the role of Commercial Account Manager in Cedacri’s Sales team. Selected candidates will be placed in a dynamic and innovative environment and will collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.

 
Your role:
Your key duties and responsibilities
• Interact and nurture relationships with clients, while ensuring their needs are met in the best interest of the clients and the Company.
• Develop a Strategic Account Plan for the Clients of the assigned territory, analyzing for each of them the market context, the main challenges and opportunities, the execution capabilities, and mapping Cedacri’s products and services that can support their business transformation roadmap.
• Position Cedacri as a key partner for each Client while they develop their long-term Strategic Plan.
• Detail Unique Value Propositions for each client by working with methos and consultative selling skills to the map of each client detailed processes, to be relevant in the partnership Cedacri can build with them.
• Identify and qualify up-selling and cross-selling opportunities
• Collaborate with the sales team and the other functions within the Company (i.e., Operations, Products, Finance, Procurement, Legal).
• Manage a portfolio of business opportunities that matches the growth ambition of Cedacri on the assigned territory and orchestrate the commercial activities to move the opportunities into real business and delivery activities in a timely manner.
• Qualify opportunities that are matching your clients’ needs and are leveraging current and future Cedacri’s capabilities.
• Deliver proposals with high quality standards and in a timely manner.
• Keep records and maintain documentation of client interactions
• Contribute to manage all the commercial documentation according to ION standard templates and processes
• Meet financial objectives on the assigned territory in terms of Pipeline, Intake, Revenue.
• Meet Customer Satisfaction objectives on the assigned territory.
• Ensure diligence and thoroughness for both internal and external communications, analysis, and processes.
• Actively participate to Contracts’ renewal processes, contributing to the right understanding of each assigned Client of the value of standardized, clear T&Cs.
 
Other duties
We might ask you to perform other tasks and duties as your role expands.
 
Your skills, experience, and qualifications required.
• Master’s degree in management, engineering or in a quantitative field (with honors).
• Nice to have FSI/Core Banking skills.
• High commercial acumen and strong interpersonal skills.
• Consultative Selling capabilities.
• Excellent knowledge of the Italian and English language.
 
What we offer:
Permanent employment contract.
 
Location:
Milan, Parma.
 
Important notes:
According to the Italian Law (L.68/99) please note that candidates from the disability list will be given priority.