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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Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Relationship Manager

Piermontbank · New York, NY

About Us: 

Piermont Bank is a tech-enabled digital commercial bank founded in 2019 with a mission of changing the face and pace of banking. It provides an unprecedented experience that blends the best of banking and agile Fintechs. At Piermont, we are purpose-driven, and focused on creating and delivering banking products relevant to today’s digital economy. We are the go-to Bank for the fintech ecosystem. For more information, visit www.piermontbank.com.

The Role:

The Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Relationship Manager is a highly qualified, credit-trained manager with an existing client base in New Jersey and takes pride in acquiring and providing a full complement of services to well-qualified clients with a focus on industrial assets.

Responsibilities:

  • Must be able to acquire new clients and network with centers of influence to build relationships by providing superior client service to achieve financial objectives and develop existing client relationships.
  • Responsible for the return on the company’s real estate investments and the efficient management of multiple commercial real estate lending businesses.
  • Ensures that the commercial real estate business is managed according to the organization's standards and government and industry regulations.
  • Utilize innovative and often complex debt structures to support investors across our region's wide spectrum of assets.
  • Manage cash flow models to scrutinize income, debt serviceability, and other key loan metrics.
  • Evaluate the creditworthiness, credit strength, and property fundamentals.
  • Manage internal pricing or credit rating models as applicable.

Qualifications:

  • Established CRE network, with a focus on industrial assets (warehouses, manufacturing, flex space, etc.) required.
  • Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, credit-related field, and at least 10+ years of increasingly diverse or complex applications in finance.
  • Deep understanding of regulatory reporting, established commercial real estate lending, credit, and risk acumen.
  • Ability to form effective relationships and achieve influence at the most senior level in the organization and with external regulators.
  • Communication and interpersonal skills, including the capacity to articulate the case for sound lending and credit practices in the language of business.
  • Ability to make robust/tough decisions, which may be contrary to the businesses wishes.
  • Working across all levels of the organization to understand cross-functional linkages and interdependencies, as well as the implications of risk and regulations at both a strategic level and at the business unit level.
  • Proven ability to prioritize competing demands.
  • Demonstrated ability to assess commercial lending real estate, credit, and financial industry trends, both internally and externally.

The hiring range for this position is $130,000 to $175,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. A bonus and/or incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, dental, vision, 401k, and other benefits.

Piermont Bank is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, political affiliation, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, height, weight, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

 

 

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