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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Technical Account Manager

Rippling · Bangalore, Karnataka, India

About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.


Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.


Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.


We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses.

About the role

Rippling is looking for a customer-obsessed Technical Account Manager (TAM) to join as the first member of our Global TAM team in Bangalore! As part of our dedicated Technical Account Management organisation, you will work closely with our rapidly scaling and maturing globally headquartered customers to understand their needs, demonstrate where Rippling can solve their problems, and help drive their adoption of Rippling’s product suite. 

You will own the key admin relationships, and be responsible for turning customers into long-term champions, developing account strategy, and enabling Rippling’s customers, all while providing an impeccable customer experience along the way. If you are a self-starter, find yourself constantly taking on new challenges, working feverishly until you find solutions, and pride yourself in providing an excellent customer experience, you're in the right place!

What you will do

  • Ensure customer satisfaction for Rippling's customers based in India and the wider APAC region, and take ownership of retaining a book of business
  • Serve as a global Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the Technical Account Management team, providing support to customers expanding predominantly into Singapore and India
  • Foster strong cross-functional partnerships and represent the Voice of the Customer for APAC customer needs
  • Drive increased adoption of key features, new product releases, and best practices
  • Swiftly prioritise and resolve critical customer issues
  • Serve as the dedicated Rippling liaison for customer questions, issues, or escalations, displaying a strong sense of urgency and advocacy to ensure prompt resolution
  • Collaborate directly with customers to understand and optimise their HR, payroll, benefits administration, and IT workflows
  • Master the full suite of Rippling products to provide comprehensive advice

What you will need

  • 3+ years of work experience at a SaaS company in a customer-facing role
  • Experience with payroll strongly preferred, bonus points for HRIS or other HR/HCM SaaS 
  • Excellent at time management, prioritising tasks, and adapting on a day-to-day basis
  • Proven experience with a scaled book of business
  • Track record of building strong customer relationships 
  • Hunger to work extremely hard on a growing team
  • Stellar written and verbal communication skills
  • Flexibility with changing job duties and responsibilities
  • Passion for enabling both customers and internal teams
  • Interest in actively working with product and engineering team

Additional Information

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email [email protected]

Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.