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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Legora

About Us

Legora is on a mission: to redefine how legal work gets done. From the very start we have been very clear about the fact that we are not building a solution for lawyers, we are building it with them, because it is the only way to make sure it gets done the right way; working side-by-side every step of the way.

Our AI-native workspace empowers legal professionals not just to work faster - but to ask better questions, unlock new insights. Every day, we push the boundaries of legal tech to make complex processes smarter, faster, and more human. From thousands of documents analysed in minutes to intelligent workflows designed in collaboration with leading practices, we’re turning possibility into reality.

Today we are trusted by global firms like Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Bird & Bird and Linklaters in over 40 countries, but we have no plans on stopping here. We ship fast, we iterate effectively, and we scale rapidly - not by accident, but by design.

When you join Legora, you become part of a team that believes "good enough" isn’t good enough and that the way to win is together, by empowering lawyers to do their best work with technology that truly understands them. If you’re excited by building from first principles, working with exceptional people, and accelerating change in a high-stakes, high-impact domain—then this is the moment and the place.

We’re not just shaping the future of legal tech — we’re defining it. Ready to join us in building the intelligent future of law?

What You Will Be Doing

As a GTM Associate, you will sit within our Strategic Accounts function. A focused team within GTM responsible for our most important customers and highest-impact commercial opportunities.

You’ll work directly with senior GTM leaders and Account Executives on complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise deals. This is not a standard entry-level GTM role, you will be expected to contribute to real commercial outcomes from day one.

You’ll operate at the intersection of sales, strategy, and operations: building pipeline, advancing deals, and helping shape the systems that underpin how we win and scale.

This is a hands-on, high-ownership role designed for individuals who want to accelerate their learning curve and develop a deep understanding of how enterprise GTM works in practice — by being directly involved in it.


Specifically, you will:

  • Support deal execution by preparing materials, coordinating stakeholders, and assisting with proposals and demos.

  • Mobilise available Sales, Marketing, Product, and Customer Success resources across the company to bring the best of Legora’s capabilities to each strategic account

  • Qualify leads, research accounts, and help prepare outreach strategies tailored to top tier law firms and enterprises.

  • Support pipeline generation across strategic accounts through targeted inbound and outbound initiatives.

  • Conduct market and account research to identify trends, whitespace, and high-impact use cases.

  • Identify and bring together high-impact stakeholder groups through curated events and discussion forums, creating platforms for thought leadership, peer exchange, and meaningful commercial engagement.

  • Support procurement processes, information security and due diligence requests, technical onboarding coordination, and legal negotiations to help drive complex enterprise deals to close.

  • Feed learnings from the field back into our GTM playbook, helping us scale what works and fix what doesn’t.


What You Bring

You’re early in your career but serious about building world class commercial skills. You’re curious, analytical, and comfortable rolling up your sleeves to make things happen. You care about outcomes, sweat the details, and want to learn how high performing GTM teams operate at scale.

  • 2+ years of experience in management consulting, sales or operations, or a commercial role in a fast paced, high-growth environment.

  • Strong commercial instincts and comfort working with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and comfort generating content from scratch in PowerPoint.

  • Comfort engaging and communicating with senior stakeholders on complex commercial, technical, and strategic topics.

  • A proactive, low ego mindset, you take ownership, ask smart questions, and get things done.

  • Comfort working cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product, and Customer Success.

  • High learning velocity and adaptability in an early stage, fast moving environment.

  • Interest in B2B SaaS, AI, and/or the legal industry (prior experience a plus, not a requirement).

Legora is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Legora, we believe great teams are built on diversity of thought and experience. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive, high-performance culture where everyone can do their best work. We welcome people of all backgrounds and don’t discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.