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

Built by engineers with 12 years of experience building enterprise hiring technology at ZipRecruiter. Last updated .

Media Operations Manager, Releases

Mubi · London

About MUBI

MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. To make this possible, we create, curate, acquire and champion visionary films, bringing them to audiences all over the world. We have a team of brilliant, dedicated and passionate people to help bring our mission to life. From London to New York, Istanbul to Paris, and Berlin to Mexico - we work together to realize MUBI’s vision.

That’s where you come in! Join our global team and help us make great cinema accessible to everyone, everywhere.

About the Role

As our new Media Operations Manager, you will be providing your support to the team responsible for bringing MUBI titles to audiences all around the world. Using your technical expertise, you'll act as a primary link between post-production facilities, Distribution and Sales departments, ensuring smooth delivery of content to all our partners.

Where you’ll have impact:

  • Review and approve technical specifications from our sales partners, as well as external vendors and licensors

  • Conform AV elements to create deliverables compliant with sales partners' technical specifications, including framerate conversions and audio edits

  • Maintain the timely delivery of all film elements to a multitude of clients, including TVOD, EST, Physical Video, TV, SVOD, AVOD, FAST, airlines/ships and educational platforms using a variety of CMS tools

  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring all deliverables meet deadlines and technical standards

  • Perform quality control checks and file validation on created assets

  • Investigate QC flags raised by partners during the delivery process

  • Identify areas in the department that could benefit from development and support the design and implementation of new workflows and tools

What you’ll bring:

  • Minimum 2 years of experience in post production environment, including theatrical, downstream and TV workflows

  • Solid knowledge of aspect ratios, resolutions, frame rates, colour spaces and audio configurations

  • Confidence in handling HDR content, performing edits and versioning HDR masters

  • Familiarity with technical specifications of popular streaming platforms

  • Ability to spot and identify issues through a QC process

  • Understanding of timeline-based editing tools, including proficiency using Adobe Creative Cloud software

  • Familiarity with languages spoken in MUBI’s key focus territories

  • Creativity in approaching issues, working independently or collaborating with other departments to reach a timely solution

  • Ability to work on own initiative, with a good sense of prioritization of assigned tasks

We want to make cinema accessible to everyone. We believe people from different backgrounds bring different ideas that foster innovation and engagement, allowing us to attract great people to develop the best experience for our users.

MUBI is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. That means it's our responsibility to ensure that all candidates are not discriminated against in our hiring processes and our employment decisions based on their race, color, religion, nationality or ethnic origin, age, gender identity or expression, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, family or parental status, or any other applicable characteristic.

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