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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Relationship Account Manager

Mongodb · Austin; Boston

The Relationship Account Management team is focused on driving long-term partnerships with MongoDB’s mature customers, creating expansion & evangelism in the process. 

Individuals in the Relationship Account Manager (RAM) role have a passion for technology that delivers business outcomes  and understand how to retain and grow clients through a focus on their success. In this role you will act as the primary point of contact for your customer base and leverage the MongoDB ecosystem to help drive expansion and retention of a customer portfolio. As a  Relationship Account Manager you will be responsible for success, education, enablement, upsell/cross-sell, renewal and everything in between.

Experience: 

  • 2+  years of quota- carrying Account Management or New Business sales experience
  • SaaS or technology background
  • Demonstrated ability and interest in managing client relationships end-to-end
  • Has held responsibility for clients with complex use cases and multiple stakeholders across renewal, upsell and expansion into new business units
  • Excels at juggling competing priorities while executing on targets and KPIs

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Austin or Boston for our hybrid working model.

Our ideal candidate will have

  • 5+ years of work experience, of which at least 2+ years of quota-carrying experience in Sales or Account Management, or similar customer-centric role with direct revenue responsibility
  • A proven track record of hitting sales targets; this role will be responsible for expansion/upsell AND renewal/retention
  • The ability to execute on activity and pipeline expectations and published standards of excellence
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present to a diverse audience, both internally and externally
  • A background and passion for driving value and growth with customers via virtual meetings - this takes the form of enablement sessions, strategy meetings, business reviews, and more in this role
  • Demonstrated ability to articulate the value of a complex enterprise technology
  • A mind for technology - we’ll teach you about MongoDB and databases, but our customers and product are inherently technical and you should have an aptitude and curiosity to learn about those concepts
  • The ability to work in a fast paced environment 
  • The acumen for leveraging tools and data sets to gain insight into your clients use of MongoDB
  • An entrepreneurial mindset - this is a new team so you must thrive in a changeable, often ambiguous environment and enjoy contributing to building process, enablement and best practices
  • High levels of organization and attention to detail - you take ownership of customer situations and see everything through to resolution
  • Team player and passion for collaboration - this role will work with customers that require alignment across the broader Go to Market ecosystem including; Solutions Architects, Professional Services, Tech Services, Deal Strategy, Legal  etc
  • Prior exposure to database, cloud and infrastructure technology is a plus

On a given day in this role you will

  • Work as a strategic advisor to the customer — aligning not only to their MongoDB initiatives, but also their internal processes, bottlenecks, and overall corporate strategy
  • Proactively identify,  qualify and nurture relationships within your accounts to expand stakeholder footprint and elevate MDB as a strategic partner
  • Negotiate renewals and growth opportunities, execute MongoDB sales process to both protect and expand MongoDBs renewal base
  • Execute on territory management & activity expectations, including ongoing tiering/prioritization of accounts, strategic account planning, and risk/deal reviews
  • Own and deliver an accurate forecast of your business week over week; quarter over quarter
  • Leverage data signals and proactive outreach to identify and address potential risk within your portfolio
  • Partner closely with MongoDB executives, product managers, and leadership to achieve positive customer outcomes 

About MongoDB


MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified database platform—the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market—helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and nearly 60,000 customers—including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups—relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB. 

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

REQ ID: 425324

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is:
$104,998.40$104,998.40 USD