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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Realtimeboardglobal · Munich, DE

About the Team

Miro’s Sales Development team is a key part of our go-to-market strategy, helping us identify, engage, and convert future power users and high-potential customers. As we expand our footprint across the DACH region, we are looking for a dedicated Sales Development Representative to join our team. You’ll be focusing on the German, Austrian, and Swiss markets—areas where digital transformation and collaborative tools are becoming the backbone of business success.

This SDR role is essential for driving growth within this territory. You will work closely with Account Executives, Marketing, and Product teams to build meaningful connections and demonstrate how Miro can bridge the gap between strategy and execution for companies across the DACH landscape.

About the Role

Are you energised by the challenge of opening doors in one of Europe’s most influential markets? As an SDR for the DACH region, you will be the first point of contact for many potential Miro customers. Your mission is to uncover high-potential accounts, engage key decision-makers, and introduce them to the power of visual collaboration.

You’ll be responsible for building a robust pipeline through proactive outbound prospecting, multi-threading into key stakeholders, and delivering qualified opportunities to the Account Executive (AE) team. This role offers a unique opportunity to help shape our presence in the DACH market and make a lasting impact on Miro’s growth in this strategic region.

What you’ll do

  • Prospect into established companies and high-growth organizations across the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
  • Generate a consistent flow of qualified pipeline opportunities per quarter to fuel AE success
  • Build strong relationships with department heads, project leaders, and IT stakeholders by deeply understanding their specific business needs and challenges
  • Leverage creative outbound strategies—including email, phone, LinkedIn, and video—to initiate interest and spark authentic conversations
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with AEs and Marketing to refine regional messaging and uncover new opportunity spaces
  • Use tools like Salesforce, Outreach, Sales Navigator & AI tools to manage your activity, forecast pipeline, and maintain high lead quality
  • Act as a market expert by staying updated on regional industry trends and sharing feedback from the field to influence our regional go-to-market strategy

What you’ll need

  • 1–2 years of experience in sales, ideally within the tech or SaaS environment
  • Strong prospecting skills and a genuine love for the art of outbound engagement
  • Fluency in German and English is required to effectively communicate with stakeholders in the DACH region
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to earn trust quickly across various professional levels
  • Familiarity with sales tools like Salesforce, Outreach/Salesloft, Sales Navigator & AI tools
  • A self-motivated and organized mindset, with the ability to navigate a fast-paced environment
  • A collaborative spirit and the ability to work in a high-ownership, low-ego team setting

What's in it for you

We want you to feel supported, connected, and ready to grow. Our global benefits package generally includes equity, a wellbeing benefit, a WFH equipment allowance, and an annual Learning & Development stipend. Join a diverse team where you can do your best work. Full benefits may differ per location. If you would like to learn more about location-specific benefits, please refer to our Global Miro benefits board.

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About Miro

Miro is a visual workspace for innovation that enables distributed teams of any size to build the next big thing. The platform's infinite canvas enables teams to lead engaging workshops and meetings, design products, brainstorm ideas, and more. Miro, co-headquartered in San Francisco and Amsterdam, serves more than 100M users and 250,000 companies collaborate in the Innovation Workspace. Miro was founded in 2011 and currently has more than 1,600 employees in 13 hubs around the world.

We are a team of dreamers. We look for individuals who dream big, work hard, and above all stay humble. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do and through our work together we hope to create a supportive, welcoming, and innovative environment. We strive to play as a team to win the world and create a better version of ourselves every day. If this sounds like something that excites you, we want to hear from you!

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At Miro, we strive to create and foster an environment of belonging and collaboration across cultural differences. Miro’s mission — Empower teams to create the next big thing — is how we think about our product, people, and culture. We believe that creating big things requires diverse and inclusive teams. Diversity invites all talent with different demography, identities and styles to step in, and inclusion invites them to step closer together. Every day, we are working to build a more diverse Miro, cultivate a sense of belonging for future and current Mironeers around the world, and foster an environment where everyone can collaborate and embrace differences.

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