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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HR Manager

Moog · Melbourne, AU

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

Job Title:

HR Manager

Reporting To:

HR Business Partner

Work Schedule:

Onsite – Melbourne, AU

Summary of Job:

The HR Manager acts as a trusted partner to the site manager, shaping and driving talent priorities that support business objectives. The role provides end-to-end site level HR leadership including talent acquisition, workforce planning, organization design, compensation/benefits oversight, employee relations, performance management, HR analytics and compliance while partnering with corporate level HR centres of excellence (COE).


Key Accountabilities:

  • Serves as a trusted partner to the site manager, proactively shaping and driving talent priorities aligned with business strategy to continuously enable a high‑performing organization
  • Contribute to business strategy development and execution, bringing an HR lens to organizational decisions and change initiatives
  • Develop strong relationships with local leadership to provide value-added HR support aligned with business objectives
  • Strategic and tactical site level accountability for all HR activities (including Talent Acquisition, payroll, benefits management, and employee relations)
  • Partner with site leadership on workforce planning, staffing strategy, and hiring decisions to support current operations and future growth
  • Organization Design partnership and facilitation at site level with site level manager to ensure structure, capability, and span of control align with business needs
  • Leads annual HR processes at a site level (talent review, succession planning, annual increase, ad hoc salary and promotional process)
  • Analyze and monitor site-level HR metrics and translate data into actionable insights and recommendations (eg., turnover, demographics, time-to-fill)
  • Provide guidance and leadership on employee relations matters, including conducting investigations, issue resolution, and corrective action as needed
  • Coach and advise leaders on performance management, including feedback delivery, employee development, and difficult performance conversations
  • Guide and support site level employee engagement initiatives, partnering with leaders to strengthen culture
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, labor laws, and employment regulations
  • Partner with HR COEs (Compensation, Learning and Development, Workday Support, etc.)
     

Qualifications: 

  • Tertiary degree in HR and/or Business is required
  • Professional HR Certification would be advantageous

Work Experience: 

  • Required
    • 5+ years’ experience in similar roles
    • Proven experience in talent acquisition, workforce planning, organization design, compensation/benefits, employee relations, performance management, HR analytics and compliance
    • HRIS experience
  • Advantageous
    • Defence and manufacturing experience
    • Strategic Workforce Planning experience
    • Workday HRIS experience

Suitability:

  • Strong communication, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
  • Strong team building, facilitation and training skills
  • Strong stakeholder engagement, coaching and organisation design skills
  • Basic finance and contracts/legal knowledge
  • As Moog is a global multi-national company, there is an expectation that senior roles such as these will interact through various forums, meetings and calls. This will drive some out of core hour’s activity due to time zone differences.
  • Occasional interstate/overseas travel may be required
     

Eligibility:

  • Must be an Australian citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain the required Australian security clearance. Continued employment beyond the six‑month probationary period is conditional on being granted the appropriate clearance.
  • Must satisfy police checks and employment screening verification including employment reference checks
  • Must be able to access information controlled under the US International Traffic of Arms Regulation (ITAR) which in some circumstances can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1

Flexibility:

  • Participate in our optional 9-day fortnight and enjoy every second Monday off!
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