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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Data Engineer

Spaulding Ridge · London

Spaulding Ridge is an advisory and IT implementation firm. We help global organizations get financial clarity into the complex, daily sales, and operational decisions that impact profitable revenue generations, efficient operational performance, and reliable financial management.

At Spaulding Ridge, we believe all business is personal. Core to our values is our relationships with our clients, our business partners, our team, and the global community. Our employees dedicate their time to helping our clients transform their business, from strategy through implementation and business transformation. 

Spaulding Ridge is an advisory and IT implementation firm. We help global organisations get financial clarity into the complex, daily sales and operational decisions that impact profitable revenue generation, efficient operational performance, and reliable financial management.

At Spaulding Ridge, we believe all business is personal. Core to our values are our relationships with our clients, business partners, team, and the global community. Our employees dedicate their time to helping our clients transform their business, from strategy through implementation and business transformation.

We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our excellent Data Solutions team in Spain.

We implement data analytics platforms for our customers based on the Modern Data Stack approach, leveraging tools like Workato/Boomi, Snowflake/BigQuery/Microsoft Fabric/Databricks, dbt and Sigma/Omni/Looker. We are a Consulting Partner of those technologies, so we are in close contact with their Sales and Solutions teams to support customers in testing, implementing and adopting those tools.

Our clients range from the hottest scale-ups in Europe to famous public enterprise companies.

The role

  • Model data as an Analytics Engineer in tools like dbt to create business logic from raw data.
  • Assess clients' data infrastructure, identify improvements, and propose creative solutions and designs to tackle their challenges.
  • Evaluate and design several data model pipelines for specific use cases and deliver technical presentations.
  • Understand and manage modern Data Warehouses like BigQuery and Snowflake (schema structures, access control, performance, costs).
  • Manage data ingestion through managed ELT tools like Workato, Boomi, and Fivetran as a first approach to data integration; custom data pipelines deployment based on cloud services is a plus.
  • Get certified in our core technologies if you aren’t yet, mainly Snowflake SnowPro Core, Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer, and/or dbt Certified Developer.
  • Deliver training, technical presentations, and co-development sessions with customers to help them implement a Data Stack.
  • Participate in pre-sales conversations with prospective clients to define the scope and estimate the work for the project.
  • Stay up-to-date to help customers prepare for using new features. Learn new tools at the advanced level and help customers do the same.
  • Think beyond the task at hand; understand how our customers define their own success with the tool and help them work toward that goal.
  • Share your knowledge, support the internal team, and learn from your peers on internal office hours and individual sessions.

You have

  • Relevant experience modelling data, manipulating datasets, managing data warehouses, and high proficiency in SQL.
  • Programming experience, ideally in Python, but other languages considered.
  • Experience with any Cloud Provider (Azure and GCP preferred) and their respective data services.
  • Experience with Git, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as code (like Terraform).
  • Knowledge of any BI tool such as Omni, Sigma, Looker, PoweBI, etc.
  • Self-motivation to study, discover new products and technologies in the data landscape.
  • Ability to speak and write in English (fluently). The vast majority of our projects are delivered in English.
  • Experience in delivering technical presentations.

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Spaulding Ridge’s Commitment to an Inclusive Workplace 

When we engage the expertise, insights, and creativity of people from all walks of life, we become a better organization, we deliver superior services to clients, and we transform our communities and world for the better.

At Spaulding Ridge, we believe our team should reflect the rich diversity of society and we take seriously the responsibility to cultivate a workplace where every bandmate feels accepted, respected, and valued for who they are. We do this by creating a culture of trust and belonging, through practices and policies that support inclusion, and through our employee led Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): CRE (Cultural Race and Ethnicity), Women Elevate, PROUD and Mental Wellness Alliance.

The company is committed to offering Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with Spaulding Ridge and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to our VP of Human Resources, Cara Halladay ([email protected]). Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.

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