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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Project Manager -NOLA

Simetrik · Colombia

About the role:

As a Project Manager at Simetrik, you will lead end-to-end enterprise implementation projects within the Payments and Reconciliation domain, ensuring that every initiative drives measurable business impact, efficiency, and scalability.

This is not an administrative project role — it requires a strategic, analytical, and hands-on leader capable of managing complex stakeholders, navigating challenging environments, and delivering results under pressure. You will translate business needs into executable plans, balancing scope, cost, and quality while maintaining a strong focus on value creation and business outcomes.

You will work closely with executive sponsors, operations leaders, and cross-functional teams to ensure that every project is aligned with organizational objectives and delivers tangible impact in process optimization, automation, and financial control.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead end-to-end implementation projects for enterprise clients, ensuring measurable business results and long-term scalability.
  • Connect execution with business value: define and track project KPIs that reflect operational efficiency, automation, and ROI impact.
  • Manage complex stakeholder environments, including executive sponsors, steering committees, and multi-level governance structures.
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to align delivery with strategic priorities.
  • Anticipate risks and manage escalations with a sense of urgency and solution-driven mindset.
  • Ensure adherence to agreed scope, timeline, and budget, while maintaining flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.
  • Promote operational excellence and continuous improvement within project frameworks and client interactions.
  • Represent the company as a trusted advisor, strengthening partnerships through clarity, accountability, and business insight.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in project management, preferably within Payments, FinTech, or Financial Operations.
  • Proven track record managing enterprise-scale, multi-stakeholder projects with high business impact.
  • Experience linking project outcomes to business performance metrics (e.g., cost efficiency, automation gains, NPS, ROI).
  • Strong understanding of payment flows, reconciliation systems, and financial reporting.
  • Advanced command of project management methodologies.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead under pressure, manage ambiguity, and drive alignment with demanding executive sponsors.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and storytelling skills, both technical and business-oriented.
  • High sense of ownership and urgency, with the ability to make decisions and move initiatives forward proactively.

Benefits:

  • Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions and competitive salaries.
  • Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits, creating and collaborating is everyday business.
  • Open communication with management and company leadership
  • Small, dynamic teams = massive impact
  • 100% Remote Work (You choose where to work from)
  • 500USD a year for you to invest in learning
  • 2 Family days
  • 1 full day off for your birthday

Simetrik considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, protected military/veteran status, or any other legally protected factor.

Join a team of incredibly talented people that build things, are free to create and love collaborating!

I authorize Simetrik to be the data controller and, as such, it may collect, store and use for the purposes of my possible hiring, under the conditions described in this document. I also give my consent to Simetrik to treat my personal data information in accordance with the Personal Data Treatment Policy available at https://simetrik.com/, which was made known to me before collecting my personal data.

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