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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Senior Insurance Product Manager

Standinsurance · Seattle

Why Join Stand: At Stand, you’ll help build a new class of global property protection. We use advanced physics and AI to model catastrophic risk at the asset level, then automate underwriting and mitigation before loss occurs. Insurance is simply the current delivery mechanism. The real product is a scalable risk engine.

We stay when traditional insurers exit. We model what others approximate. And we build systems that change outcomes, not just prices.

Background: The property insurance industry is built to price loss after it happens. It relies on coarse proxies, backward-looking data, and manual processes, then accepts damage as unavoidable.

Stand takes a different approach. We simulate how real-world catastrophes affect individual properties, translate that into actionable decisions, and automate the business around it. The result is a platform that can underwrite what others can’t and operate with far less friction.

Why Join Stand: At Stand, you’ll join a mission-driven team redefining insurance through the lens of climate resilience, building a transformative, data-driven insurance model with real-world impact for homeowners and communities on the front lines of climate change.

Role Summary:

We’re looking for a Insurance Product Manager to own and evolve our homeowners insurance products, starting with California and expanding into new states. This role sits at the intersection of underwriting performance, data-driven decision-making, and cross-functional execution.

You’ll translate underwriting results, competitive dynamics, third-party data capabilities, and regulatory constraints into a profitable, scalable, and differentiated homeowners product suite. This is a hands-on role for an operator who thrives in ambiguity, moves quickly, and takes true ownership from strategy through execution.

What You’ll Do:

Own Product Performance & Profitability

  • Develop a deep understanding of product performance at the segment level, identifying key risk drivers, underwriting leakage, and unprofitable exposures.

  • Translate insights into underwriting rule changes, appetite refinements, and product adjustments that improve loss performance.

  • Establish and lead regular performance reviews with underwriting and actuarial partners.

Build a Competitive Coverage Suite

  • Evaluate competitor offerings across coverages, deductibles, limits, endorsements, and state-specific constraints.

  • Define and evolve the coverage suite required to win in each market while remaining profitable and operationally feasible.

  • Identify coverage gaps and sequence them into a clear product roadmap.

Own Third-Party Data Strategy

  • Lead selection, integration, and ongoing evaluation of insurance third-party data vendors that support underwriting, pricing, and risk segmentation.

  • Ensure external data is effectively leveraged across the quote and underwriting lifecycle to improve accuracy and speed.

  • Measure and communicate ROI for each vendor based on predictive lift, operational impact, and cost.

Drive Multi-State Product Expansion

  • Own end-to-end product definition and launch for new states, including eligibility rules, coverage forms, mitigation credits, and vendor integrations.

  • Clearly document state-specific requirements for actuarial, underwriting, engineering, and applied science teams.

  • Ensure product decisions align with pricing, regulatory, and reinsurance constraints—without slowing execution.

Partner with Carriers & External Stakeholders

  • Manage relationships with fronting carriers and product partners to ensure coverages, forms, and updates are compliant and approved.

  • Drive predictable, low-friction approval cycles through clear documentation and proactive communication.

Lead Cross-Functional Execution

  • Collaborate closely with underwriting, actuarial, engineering, and applied science to deliver product changes smoothly and accurately.

  • Translate complex product decisions into clear requirements and documentation for engineering and QA.

  • Ensure production behavior matches filed and intended product design.

What You Bring

Required Experience & Skills:

  • 8 - 12+ years of Insurance product management or product development experience, ideally in P&C insurance.

  • Strong understanding of homeowners insurance products, underwriting rules, and coverage structures.

  • Demonstrated ability to use performance data to drive concrete product and underwriting decisions.

  • Experience working cross-functionally with actuarial, underwriting, and engineering teams.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with high documentation discipline.

Experience That Gives You an Edge

  • Experience with E&S markets, high-volatility perils, or property-catastrophe products.

  • Exposure to multi-state insurance product builds and launches.

  • Familiarity with third-party data integrations (hazard scores, geospatial data, inspections, etc.).

  • Prior work with MGAs, fronting carriers, or insurance partnerships.

How you'll thrive:

  • You think like an owner: you identify gaps, set priorities, and act without waiting for direction.

  • You balance actuarial rigor with underwriting pragmatism and market realities.

  • You’re comfortable making decisions amid uncertainty and evolving signals.

  • You thrive in fast-moving environments where products must adapt quickly.

What This Role Is Not:

This role is not a passive requirements manager. It’s not for someone who prefers slow, rigid processes or narrow ownership. Success requires comfort managing multiple states, vendors, and stakeholders simultaneously, with accountability for real-world product performance.

Compensation:

The annual base salary range for full-time employees in this position is $150,000 to $210,000 + meaningful Equity Grant.

Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications, location where the role is to be performed, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Additional Benefits:

  • Comprehensive benefits including above-market Health, Dental, Vision

  • Weekly lunch stipend

  • Flexible time off

  • 401k plan

Equal Opportunity Employment

Stand is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. We believe that diversity enriches the workplace, and we are committed to growing our team with the most talented and passionate people from every community.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals. If you require assistance

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Stand is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. We believe that diversity enriches the workplace, and we are committed to growing our team with the most talented and passionate people from every community.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals. If you require assistance

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.