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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Channel Account Manager - East

Menlosecurity · US - Distributed

Menlo Security's mission is enabling the world to connect, communicate and collaborate securely without compromise. COVID-19 has made our mission all the more real. We support customers across various enterprises including Fortune 500 companies, 9/10 of the largest global banks and the Department of Defense.

The world has fundamentally changed. We are growing from 400 employees into the next phase of our journey, and we need passionate talent filled with empathy and agility. The right candidate for the job is ethical, hyper-organized, fanatical about seeing things through to completion, service-oriented, and humble enough to take feedback and coaching yet confident enough to provide feedback and coaching.

Menlo is well-funded for growth and our investors are second to none. They include Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”), General Catalyst, JPMC, American Express, HSBC, and Ericsson Ventures.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Regional Channel Account Manager - East position plays a crucial role in building Menlo Security’s success in North American Markets.

You will be responsible for working closely with all partners, cross-functional stakeholders, and Sales leadership to shape and drive Menlo’s capabilities in regions to deliver and exceed targets. You will recruit, engage, and enable partners to identify and drive new partner-led business opportunities. This is a key front-line channel sales position reporting into the Vice President, North America Sales.

Key Outcomes:

Menlo has a highly successful and respected Channels program throughout the North American Markets, known for its efficiency, profitability, and strong partnerships with top performing channel partners.

Responsibilities include:

  • Co-developing and executing a comprehensive strategy for the East region including but not limited to resellers, referral partners and distribution that is aligned with Corporate Channel Goals

  • Owning the Partner ecosystem within the East region

  • Ensuring consistency in terms of the company’s channel sales strategy & execution, regular reporting to the Regional and Global Channel leaders

  • Recruiting and management of partners to ensure the regional channel number and regional number are achieved and surpassed

  • Acquiring net new business and logo wins by working closely with Sales Rep and Sales Engineer in region and ensuring effective technical onboarding of Partners

  • Managing regional key performance metrics with Sales Operations to properly report on Key Results.

  • Enable and educate Channel Partners through in person or virtual events on new platform capabilities.

Key Deliverables:

  • East Partner Strategy Plan

  • East Partner Onboarding and Enablement Plan

  • East Marketing Strategy

  • East Enablement Materials

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, Masters degree or equivalent experience

  • Minimum of 8+ years of selling experience

  • Minimum of 5+ years Information Security experience

  • Existing relationships with key North American Channel Partners

  • Ability to work independently with substantial latitude for action and decision while maintaining focus on achieving optimal outcomes

  • Flexible and adaptable self-starter with strong relationship-building skills

  • Passion for your work and an ability to apply that to both daily tasks and larger projects

  • Collaborative and team-oriented attitude

  • Effective problem-solving capabilities

  • Takes initiative and approaches all tasks and projects proactively

  • Ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks with little to no supervision

  • Intellectual curiosity, humility, accountability and positive approach

Our Compensation and Benefits

At Menlo Security, Base Salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $131,400 - $168,600

In accordance with NY, CO, CA, and WA law, the range provided is Menlo Security’s reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower, based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location. All employees may be eligible to become Menlo Security shareholders through eligibility for stock-based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance.

Menlo Security does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Menlo Security. 

Menlo Security is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

 

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Why Menlo?

Our culture is collaborative, inclusive, and fun! We have five core values: Stay Aligned, Get It Done, Customer Empathy, Think Creatively and Help Each Other Out. We believe in open communication, supporting new ideas, and sharing a mutual mindset of what we’re aiming to achieve together. There are tremendous opportunities to take initiative, implement new ideas, and have a hand in building a legacy.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

TO ALL AGENCIES: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Menlo Security outside of the Talent organization. Menlo Security’s policy is to only accept resumes from agencies via Ashby (ATS). Agencies must have a valid services agreement executed and must have been assigned by the Talent team to a specific requisition. Any resume submitted outside of this process will be deemed the sole property of Menlo Security. In the event a candidate submitted outside of this policy is hired, no fee or payment will be paid.