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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Rag & Bone

Sales Specialist (Full-Time)

From our origins in New York in 2002, rag & bone was founded on a belief of uncompromising ideals: a commitment to doing things the right way, not the easy way. To making things that are as original as they are timeless. To being true to ourselves, even when that truth sets us apart from the mainstream.  

Maintaining authenticity in a trend-driven industry also means creating a collaborative workspace that supports talent, creativity and forward-thinking. As New Yorkers, community has become synonymous with our brand. An inclusive environment at rag & bone upholds our original values by encouraging employee connection and empowering each individual to have a voice on policy, process and collaboration for a more equitable future 

The Role

The Sales Specialist ensures customers have a consistent, quality experience in the store at all times. A Sales Specialist plays a key role in helping with creating and maintaining a selling focus in the store, supports company and management initiatives while ensuring adherence to policies and procedures as outlined by the organization.

The Sales Specialist pay ranges from $18-21 hourlyPlease also note, Sales Specialists at full-price store locations are eligible to participate in the rag & bone Commissions Program, and Incentive programs, which may result in bringing the total compensation to a higher range. The range listed is just one component of the Company’s total rewards package for retail employees. 


What You’ll Do

  • Support a best-in-class level of customer service through extensive product knowledge, strong selling skills, and authentic clienteling
  • Meet store and metric goals
  • Emulate the brand aesthetic and embody and strong sense of fashion
  • Ensure brand mission is brought to life and introduced to everyone that walks into our store
  • Provide assistance to our Visual Merchandising team on floor sets, window changes and other projects, as needed
  • Maintain a knowledge and understanding of all policies and procedures
  • Assist with inventory and stock management
  • Accurately process Point of Sale transactions
  • Consistently act within the core values of rag & bone
  • Identify opportunities to support the team in delivering best in class customer service
  • Contribute to a positive, fun, professional, productive, and team-oriented store atmosphere

Rules we live by | Rules you live by

  • The Customer Rules - Prior work experience in a client centric, sales environment
  • Be a Good Human - Be original, be authentic
  • Have No Fear - Innovate, solve problems
  • Own Every Decision - Work together, get results
  • Quality Matters - Be disciplined, be competitive
  • Make S**t Happen

Availability Requirements

The Sales Specialist role is full-time and requires 35-40 hours per week. 

Benefits

  • Clothing Allowance
  • Generous Employee Discount 
  • Commission Eligible
  • Paid Time Off 
  • Medical, dental, vision and ancillary benefits 
  • Membership to Calm and access to other wellness benefits
  • 401k
  • Paid Parental Leave 

rag & bone is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer. No employee or applicant is discriminated against because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.