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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Business Consultant (USA)

Lynxanalytics · San Francisco, California, United States

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Lynx Analytics was founded in 2010 by a group of INSEAD students and professors with a strong research background in graph analytics. Several of our founders since then became professors and faculty directors of analytics centers at leading US universities. Our founding purpose? To apply graph theory to simplify and solve complex, real-world business problems.

Our mission has evolved over the years, and we currently offer a range of cutting edge data analytics and AI solutions to help companies transform their operations and optimise their commercial performance. Back then, graph theory was mostly the purview of social networking sites. We wanted to expand this technology and help companies leverage their communities to unlock greater growth.

Lynx has offices in Singapore, US, Hong Kong, Hungary, and operations in several other countries such as Canada, Germany, Indonesia. We work with some of the world’s largest companies and are constantly looking to expand our knowledge base and geographical footprint. Lynx Analytics’ technology is deployed with various Clients internationally and has significant growth potential.

We have a diverse and inclusive global team comprising Professors, PhDs, MSc’s, and MBAs from Ivy Leagues, INSEAD and NUS with a broad spectrum of experience in start-ups and blue-chip companies (Google, Databricks, ZS, Abbvie, Amgen, Vodafone, Morgan Stanley, Palantir, Katana Graph to name but a few). It is the combination of our industry insight and experience, scalable proprietary technology, and highly qualified people that drives our compelling value proposition.

We are looking for ambitious, innovative, empathetic and relentless team players to explore the career opportunities that we offer as we continue to scale our operations.

 

ROLE SUMMARY

As a Business Consultant at Lynx, your primary role is to oversee our commercial projects, ensuring their successful journey from conception to full implementation.

Your key responsibilities will encompass the entire project cycle, including defining critical milestones, resource planning, task allocation, mapping dependencies, and, most importantly, ensuring the timely delivery of results. You'll be the driving force behind our project execution, ensuring that our clients' objectives are met, and their expectations exceeded.

If you thrive on taking ownership of projects and leading them to successful outcomes, we invite you to consider a career with Lynx. This role is a unique opportunity to contribute your project management expertise and make a tangible impact on our clients' businesses. Join us in delivering excellence one project at a time.

 

WHAT THIS INVOLVES

  • Accountability for end to end project delivery including commercial KPIs such as timely delivery, keeping within budget and at margin
  • Leading all project stages including - contracting, scoping & kick-off, execution and post implementation reviews
  • Collaborating with legal, business development, product and technical teams to ensure seamless execution
  • Work with clients, technical staff and management to determine and resolve issues associated with project implementation
  • Function as the liaison between our clients and our technical teams throughout the solution implementation cycle
  • Building a strong relationship of trust and credibility with relevant client stakeholders both for the project and for Lynx as a company
  • Build a motivating and collegiate working environment with the team aligned to our company’s core values

To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • A Bachelor’s Degree is required, preferably in a business discipline
  • Experience in a Consultant role with Client Management and Project Management responsibilities
  • Industry experience in the Healthcare or Consumer Goods sectors either in a consulting or industry role
  • Strategic Thinking Capabilities; able to understand, analyse and solve complex problems
  • Proven ability to liaise with internal software development teams and translate client requirements into technical specifications
  • Excellent communication skills (written, verbal & presentation) with strong negotiation and influencing abilities
  • Willingness to travel

The following would be advantageous:

  • Experience in leading teams and resources like data scientists and data engineers
  • Commercial analytics within the healthcare domain
  • Knowledge of predictive analytics, and Big Data technology