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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Account Manager (f/m/d)

Moss · Munich

At Moss, we give finance professionals the power to automate their day-to-day and make forward-thinking decisions.

Our team and culture make us unique — we’re driven by impact and growth, where every one of us strives to learn and excel. Recognised by Sifted’s Rising 100 and LinkedIn's Top Startups, we’re here to help propel your career and together, make Moss a lasting success.

Join our Customer Success team, where you will focus on driving SaaS revenue growth through proactive customer engagement. While leveraging data insights, you will proactively identify upsell opportunities and mitigate churn risks for your portfolio of customers. Your strategic guidance and deep product knowledge will be essential in helping customers unlock new value of our product and set them up for success.

Your responsibilities

Here's a bit more on what you can expect to be doing day-to-day:

  • Drive customer engagement - through building and nurturing value-creating and scalable relationships, you develop a deep understanding of your clients’ and their finance goals. You guide and consult with them in order to drive their engagement and the activation of all the spend management features.

  • Upsell - you leverage your deep understanding of both the product and your customer's needs to identify new business opportunities, as well as product and feature optimisation initiatives to increase value for existing accounts. 

  • Measure success and provide data insights - with the use of specific KPIs you aim to achieve and monitor revenue trajectory through, for example, key metrics such as spend engagement, SaaS uplift and renewals.

  • Act as Product ambassador - working closely with internal stakeholders, you compile and communicate client feedback and act in an advisory capacity on current and future product features. 

  • Thrive for process excellence - you aim for continuous improvement, designing and delivering upon the client journey touchpoints that will increase customer satisfaction and contribute towards long-term retention.

About you

We think you’ll need the following experience and qualifications to succeed in the role:

  • Proven experience in a proactive commercial-centric role, ideally in a B2B setting.

  • Prior experience with upselling products and product features to existing clients.

  • Fluent in both German (C2) and English (C1).

In addition, here are the skills and attributes we are looking for:

  • Customer obsessed - You empathize with the needs and pain points of the customer and provide a flawless experience.

  • Commercially minded - You are able to demonstrate continuous value to customers, leveraging new business opportunities and can confidently negotiate pricing, contracts and add-ons.

  • Clear communicator - You are able to communicate complex topics to a range of audiences in a clear, concise and expert manner.

  • Analytical mindset - You are able to read, interpret and leverage data to prioritize customers, solve complex problems, identify upsell opportunities and retain customer happiness. You can recognise problems before they arise, and you challenge the status quo.

  • Expert Operator - You are able to manage multiple requests at the same time and prioritize accordingly. You have a structured way of working, employing efficiency and effectiveness in your day-to-day tasks.

About Moss

Moss is a SaaS scale-up founded in Berlin, with a team of 300+ people from 50+ nationalities in 5 offices across Europe. 

Our ambition is bold: to power every SMB’s spend across Europe - fully digital, AI-driven, and seamlessly integrated for complete control. To date, over 5000 businesses in Germany, Netherlands and the UK use Moss’ leading spend management product, with modules such as corporate cards, accounts payables, employee cash reimbursements and procurement.

Moss has raised a total of €180 million in funding and is backed by the most renowned tech investors including Valar Ventures, Tiger Global, Global Founders Capital, Cherry Ventures and A-Star.

Be part of a culture that thrives on impact and speed, where you can take bold moves, learn fast and accomplish more. We’re a place where you can fast track your career - here's what else to expect:

  • Top-of-market compensation package, including equity. 

  • Our vibrant offices are at the heart of our culture, where in-person time fuels collaboration and connection over weekly breakfasts and Friday demos.

  • Additional benefits include: 20 days “work from abroad”, 600EUR/GBP Learning & Development Budget, and other local benefits.

Unless stated otherwise, benefits apply to full-time positions (interns and working students receive a tailored package).

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