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 Lead, Workforce Planning (Adaptive)

Taketwo · London, England, United Kingdom

Who We Are

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher, and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. We develop and publish products principally through Rockstar Games, 2K, and Zynga. Our strategy is to create hit entertainment experiences, delivered on every platform relevant to our audience through a variety of sound business models. Our pillars - creativity, innovation, and efficiency - guide us as we strive to create the highest quality, most captivating experiences for our consumers. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at http://www.take2games.com.

 

The Challenge

Following our recent initiatives to modernize workforce planning, Take-Two is seeking an Adaptive Technical Lead who understands that technology is only as effective as its adoption. This is a high-impact leadership role focused on building alignment between Finance and HR data by unifying them under a single, intuitive planning ecosystem.

You will serve as the functional architect of a system that replaces "clunky" legacy workarounds with a user-centric experience. Your mission is to satisfy Finance’s need for precision while providing HR and Business teams with the "clutter-free" environment required to drive our strategy. This role isn't just about configuring software; it’s about creating a "Single Version of the Truth" that empowers our global labels (2K, Rockstar, Zynga) to make data-driven talent decisions.

 

What You’ll Take On

  • Cross-Functional Diplomacy & Alignment: Act as the primary mediator between Finance (FP&A) and HR (Total Rewards/BPs) to define a unified data dictionary and process flow.
  • User-Centric Product Management: Design the Workday Adaptive interface to be intuitive for casual HR users while remaining robust for advanced business users.
  • Systems enhancement and expansion: Lead the strategic transition to enhance existing adaptive models while identifying future use cases to expand the product to support HR’s capabilities.
  • Strategic Scenario Modeling: Build native, real-time "What-If" modeling capabilities that allow leadership to see the immediate cost and talent impact of organizational decisions.
  • RACI Guardrail Management: Partner with the HR Enablement Lead to ensure Finance and HR operate within their core competencies preventing technical or data entry overlaps.
  • Continuous Iteration: Lead ongoing feedback sessions post-go-live to identify friction points and iterate on the tool monthly based on service design principles.

 

What You Bring 

  • Extensive Experience: 8+ years of relevant experience in Workforce Planning, with a proven track record of leading large-scale enterprise implementations.
  • Technical Mastery: Deep functional expertise in Workday Adaptive Planning; experience transitioning organizations from other systems (Oracle/Hyperion) is highly preferred.
  • Diplomatic Leadership: Exceptional ability to facilitate workshops among conflicting stakeholders and drive consensus across global Finance and HR teams.
  • Product Mindset: A strong "UX Champion" mentality with the ability to reject complex, multi-layered menus in favor of streamlined, intuitive interfaces.
  • Strategic Vision: Ability to translate high-level business strategies into technical requirements and actionable system models.
  • Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Management, Finance, or a related field.

 

What We Offer You

  • Great Company Culture. Ranked as one of the most creative and innovative places to work. Creativity, innovation, efficiency, diversity and philanthropy are core tenets of our organization and are integral drivers of our success.
  • Growth. As a global entertainment company, we pride ourselves on creating environments where employees are encouraged to be themselves, to be inquisitive and collaborative and to grow within and around the company.
  • Work Hard, Play Hard. Our employees bond, blow off steam and flex some creative muscles through onsite fitness classes and at onsite gyms, company parties, game release events, and regular social events.
  • Benefits. Include, but aren't limited to, private medical and dental insurance, virtual GP, a health cash plan for preventative medical costs, matching pension policy up to 4%, a workplace savings scheme for short-term savings, £50 monthly fitness reimbursement, 24/7 mental wellbeing support, family building and menopause support, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 15% discount, Cycle to Work scheme, 4x salary death in service insurance, 66% of salary income protection, charitable donation matching and volunteer leave, 26 days of annual leave, and enhanced family policies.
  • Perks. Onsite Gym, an office bar, employee discount programs, free games and events, stocked pantries, and a dog friendly workplace.


Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and its affiliates and group companies (“T2”) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment at T2 is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, colour, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, marital status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Please be aware that Take-Two does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Take-Two also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and the Company will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scam or phishing exercise. Take-Two’s in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a take2games.com email domain). If you need to report an issue or otherwise have questions, please contact [email protected].


This role requires you to come into our London office four days a week, Monday to Thursday.

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