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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Regulatory Specialist

Transcarent · US - Remote

About this role 

Transcarent is seeking a Regulatory Specialist with deep expertise in privacy regulations and health care compliance to support our rapidly expanding digital health and clinical services ecosystem. This role will play a critical part in ensuring Transcarent’s solutions, workflows, and partnerships meet all applicable regulatory requirements, including HIPAA, HITECH, CMS, OCR, and state privacy laws. 

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and passionate about supporting a member-first experience while maintaining robust compliance safeguards. 

What you’ll do 

Champion Privacy & Data Protection 

  • Support our Privacy Program with practical, easy-to-understand guidance grounded in HIPAA, HITECH, CCPA/CPRA and other state data privacy laws, GDPR (as applicable), and emerging privacy requirements. 
  • Review new products, features, data flows, and vendor relationships through a privacy lens—conducting Privacy Impact Assessments and recommending meaningful safeguards. 
  • Own and manage the Privacy email inbox, triaging incoming questions, identifying whether they relate to HIPAA, state data privacy laws, or other issues, and responding to inquiries and escalating complex or high-risk questions to the Privacy Officer. 
  • Assist with privacy and data incident investigations, helping gather facts, document findings, and coordinate follow-up actions under the direction of the Privacy Officer. 

Support Healthcare Compliance Excellence 

  • Support the Privacy Officer, Compliance Officer, and broader Legal & Compliance team with day-to-day healthcare compliance activities across digital health, virtual care, pharmacy, and surgical care services. 
  • Stay on top of regulatory changes that affect digital health, virtual care, pharmacy, and surgical care services. 
  • Assist with CMS, OCR, OIG, and state-level requirements to ensure our operations and clinical programs remain compliant. 
  • Prepare and support internal and external audits, pulling together documentation and helping implement corrective actions. 

Build Simple, Scalable Compliance Infrastructure 

  • Draft and update policies, SOPs, playbooks, training decks, and other operational resources that help teams understand what’s required—and why it matters. 
  • Design and implement a clear, end-to-end process to manage data subject requests (both HIPAA individual rights and state privacy rights) that is owned operationally by business teams, including intake, triage rules, workflows, SLAs, templates, and documentation—plus defined escalation paths to you and the Privacy Officer. 
  • Organize compliance documentation and support risk assessments, dashboards, and reporting that keep leadership informed. 
  • Use tools such as OneTrust and ticketing/case-management systems to define standards for how requests are tracked, monitored against SLAs, and reported to leadership, and to perform periodic quality checks. 
  • Support compliance and privacy incident investigations with clear thinking, thorough documentation, and timely follow-through. 

Partner Across the Organization 

  • Offer practical, accessible guidance to teams across Transcarent—Product, Clinical, Engineering, Security, Operations, People, and more. 
  • Help teams operationalize compliance requirements in ways that support innovation while earning Member trust and meeting regulatory obligations.  

What we’re looking for 

  • 3–5+ years of experience in privacy or healthcare compliance roles, ideally in digital health, health tech, telehealth, and/or payer/provider environments. 
  • Strong working knowledge of HIPAA, HITECH, and U.S. privacy laws. 
  • Ability to translate complex rules into clear, actionable guidance. 
  • Exceptional attention to detail and comfort navigating ambiguity. 
  • Collaborative communication style with a commitment to integrity, confidentiality, and member-first thinking. 

Nice to have 

  • Certifications such as CHPC, CHC, CIPP/US, or CIPM. 
  • Experience supporting audits, accreditation, or compliance program development. 
  • Familiarity with digital health workflows, clinical operations, employer-sponsored benefit models, or pharmacy services.  
As a remote position, the salary range for this role is:
$70,000$100,000 USD

Who we are  

Transcarent is the One Place for Health and Careᵀᴹ, bringing medical, pharmacy, and point solutions together with the WayFindingᵀᴹ experience, the first and only generative AI-powered health and care platform for health consumers. Our WayFinding experience, paired with transparent and consumer-driven pharmacy care, 2nd.MD expert medical opinions, and virtual primary care, works seamlessly with comprehensive Care Experiences – Cancer Care, Surgery Care, and Weight Health – to support people with all of their health needs, simple or serious. More than 1,700 employers and health plans rely on us to provide information, guidance, and care, empowering health consumers with more choice, an experience they love, access to higher-quality care, and lower costs for 21 million Members. For more information, visit transcarent.com, and follow us on LinkedIn. 

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