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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Associate Technical Operations Engineer

Ppro · Sao Paulo

At PPRO, our mission is to simplify access to local payment methods and our vision is to enable the sale of goods and services to anyone in the world using their preferred way to pay. We empower partners such as Ant Group, PayPal and Stripe to access new markets, connect with more customers, and accelerate their growth.

Our strength lies in our diverse global team with 50+ nationalities and 10+ international locations- all united around one goal – to deliver the best possible products and services to our partners and customers. While our company mission is to keep innovating global commerce, our internal mission is to #chooseaction, #beopen, #thinkcustomer, #gofurther and #wintogether

The Purpose:

Be the hero for our high-value clients and a guardian of our platform's reliability and security. As a first-responder on our elite 32-person TechOps team, you'll troubleshoot technical issues, master modern tools, and collaborate with experts across Engineering, Security, Product, and Support. This is your launchpad into fintech and platform development, with strong support to help you grow, build your skills, and progress into broader technical roles over time.  
Be the hero for our high-value clients and a guardian of our platform's reliability and security. As a first-responder on our elite 32-person TechOps team, you'll troubleshoot technical issues, master modern tools, and collaborate with experts across Engineering, Security, Product, and Support. This is your launchpad into fintech and platform development, with strong support to help you grow, build your skills, and progress into broader technical roles over time.  
What we offer:

Hybrid working - We offer a hybrid structure with a 3 days / week on site expectation, so you can strike the balance between office and home working. In addition to our 30-day holiday allowance, we also provide a work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remotely for up to another 30 days per year.

Learning and Development - We offer a 3,000 BRL annual budget to support your professional growth—because investing in your development benefits us all. In addition, we provide leadership cafés, on-the-job training, and other opportunities to help you grow your skills and thrive in your role.

Insurance - Because better safe than sorry - we want our employees to benefit from  various insurances including life insurance, health insurance + dental plan and travel insurance.

Meal vouchers - BRL 54/ day -  Enjoy a moment of conviviality and a good and balanced meal thanks to your meal vouchers. You will also have the choice between meal allowance, supermarket voucher or both (splitting the total value in two)

Enhance Family Leave - We understand the importance of family - that's why we offer enhanced family leave to support you during key life moments.

Transportation Voucher - we will cover your costs of commute!

Gym membership - PPRO helps contribute towards the costs of your gym membership, supporting your physical fitness journey while easing the burden on your wallet

New Value (Deals & Coupon Platform) - Get attractive discounts to restaurants, stores and events

Mental Health Platform - We’ve teamed up with a top well-being platform to provide one-on-one therapy, chat therapy, therapist-led courses, guided meditations, and more.

SESC -  private institution that makes available Education, Health, Culture and Recreational programs and events and provides Social Assistance to our employees and their dependents.

Pet-friendly office- Because work is better with your paw-tners by your side

Our Principles: 

We get things done: We are courageous; we take ownership, make decisions and get things done.

We act with trust and integrity: We listen first and challenge respectfully. We seek out and leverage diverse perspectives. We welcome and offer honest and open feedback, always assuming positive intent

We put the customer first: We are laser focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for our customers. We put the customer at the heart of what we do.

We make things better: We boldly explore  new ideas and have an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement.

We work as a team: We collaborate closely and value team success over individual achievement.

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Be the first line of defence: Use documented runbooks to resolve technical and security issues swiftly and accurately.  
  • Monitor and act: Utilise tools like Datadog to track systems and respond to alerts.  Focus on identifying genuine issues, minimise noise by filtering out non-critical or repetitive alerts, and escalate when necessary to help the team stay focused.  
  • Escalate smartly: Utilise the Incident Management system to promptly and report customer-impacting incidents and anomalies. Ensure that you flag them to the relevant stakeholders or teams beyond your own, when appropriate.  
  • Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with Security and Engineering teams to support safe, reliable operations. Share timely updates, follow guidance, and contribute to solutions when possible.  
  • Grow expertise: Learn how PPRO’s products, systems, and operations work so you can respond faster and with greater accuracy.  
  • You’ll Need:

  •  Problem-solving mindset with a learning-first approach.  
  • Security awareness in operational contexts.  
  • Curiosity for systems, monitoring, and modern tooling.  
  • Strong written/spoken English communication skills.  
  • Collaborative attitude and adaptability.  
  • Willingness to join a 24/7 shift rotation covering weekends.  
  • Technologies You’ll Use & Learn:

  • You’ll get hands-on experience with industry-leading tools like DataDog, Jira, AWS, and more. Don’t worry if you haven’t used them all before, we’ll support you in learning as you go.
  • Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker  
  • Monitoring & Observability: DataDog  
  • Incident & Ticketing Tools: PagerDuty, JIRA  
  • Languages & Scripting: Java, Kotlin, Bash, Python  
  • Event-Driven Systems: SQS, SNS, Kinesis  
  • Infrastructure as Code & Automation: Terraform, Terragrunt, GitHub Actions  
  • Security & Networking: Container and firewall best practices