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 .

Enterprise Account Executive (Remote)

Rescale · Remote (United States)

About Rescale

Rescale is pioneering the future of engineering and scientific discovery. As the leader in digital engineering, we’re transforming how products are developed—through intelligent automation, applied AI, data management, and the integration of the world’s largest network of engineering and R&D applications. Joining Rescale means becoming part of a diverse, collaborative, and mission-driven team that’s unlocking faster innovation across industries like aerospace, energy, life sciences, and manufacturing. We’re solving complex challenges that traditional HPC can’t—and we’re seeking passionate, curious minds to help build the next wave of breakthroughs.

You Will Be Responsible For the Following:

  • Prospecting and driving sales at named and territory accounts in an assigned sales region and attaining quarterly and annual quotas. Our AEs carry a $1.2M-$1.6M quota, depending on level, with uncapped accelerators. 

  • Engage and provide sales consulting to Executives and senior business leaders to influence investment in the Rescale technology. While you will have a 2:1 resource ratio to our pre-sales engineers, we deeply educate our Account Executives so that they can have technical conversations with all customer points of contact. 

  • Develop and coordinate Target Account Plans for major identified opportunities. Although we have a well developed lead generation engine, our AEs create 60% of their own pipeline. 

  • Coordinate activities with other organizations within the company required to execute Account Plans.  Entrepreneurial self-starters flourish here. 

  • Qualify and close new name business from marketing leads, establishing a significant number of new logo customers. Our AEs will drive 75% of their quota in new logo customer wins.

  • Provide sales support to existing customers as needed while driving renewal business, and new incremental business. Our AEs will drive 25% of their quota through expansion of existing accounts.

  • Provide accurate forecasts on a regular basis as well as other information as required. You will forecast weekly your commit, most likely, best case and pipeline numbers to provide transparency of your regional activities.

What Will Make You Successful:

  • Hustle - you are excited about getting out into the field and creating business.

  • Grit - ability to overcome setbacks and persist until you win.

  • Flexibility - ability to adapt to new approaches, new markets, and new technology paradigms. 

  • Entrepreneurship - building your business through creativity and smart application of the meshing of your experience and what you learn about new markets and technologies.

  • Ownership - you take ownership of your accounts, your territory, and your performance.

  • Team Player - you work well with others and encourage all boats to rise together.

Key Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree.

  • Minimum of 7 years in a related sales position with a record of success.

  • CRM system experience (i.e. Salesforce).

  • Advanced problem-solving skills. Ability to build one on one relationships with customers and identify their business needs. 

  • Advanced organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

  • Advanced written and verbal communication skills.

  • Advanced negotiation skills. Naturally persuasive and persistent to achieve goals.

  • General computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the G Suite of products.

Rescale is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with Rescale will be contingent upon successful completion of a comprehensive background check. Here at Rescale, we are committed to being transparent in our policies around candidate privacy. For more details on the information Rescale collects in your application, please view the Rescale Applicant Privacy Policy here.