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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Application Engineer II - Anaplan

Uber · Hyderabad, IND

Engineering

**About the Role** As an SPM Application Engineer in the Sales Automation Engineering team, you will be responsible for implementing critical features on Uber’s sales performance management tech stack, while integrating with internal and external platforms to achieve desired results. You will be responsible for gathering and documenting business requirements, designing, building, testing, deploying, and providing post-production support on complex, high-impact projects. You will collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure our salespeople are measured fairly and paid accurately and on time. Your primary focus will be implementation of the required features, maintaining the integrity of data entering our sales performance management systems, ensuring high fidelity and timeliness for Sales Operations and Commercial teams. \-\-\-\- What the Candidate Will Do ---- Your daily responsibilities will focus on the connectivity and synchronization of our sales data landscape. You will be expected to: 1. **Implementation of Features:** Design, implement, and ship reliable and well-tested features to a live production system. 2. **Configure and Maintain:** Develop and sustain robust data integration solutions to connect and synchronize internal systems and external third-party systems with our sales performance management system. 3. **Data Management & Quality:** Maintain a secure, single source of truth for all sales productivity and performance-related data. You will implement and ensure adherence to strict data quality and security measures across all integrations. 4. **Custom Solutions:** Develop and maintain custom integration solutions using APIs and data integration tools, moving beyond out-of-the-box connectors when necessary. 5. **Process Improvement:** Adhere to and enhance rigorous DevOps processes and supporting documentation to ensure reliability and maintainability. 6. **Platform Management:** Support the management, development, ongoing maintenance, and technical support of the sales performance management data integration platform and its peripheral systems. 7. **Engineering Excellence:** Commit and adhere to rigorous engineering standards to prioritize Quality, Efficiency, Velocity, Security, and Growth in every build. ### **Technical Components & Deliverables** You will be technically responsible for the following engineering activities: 1. **Application Development:** Development of features related to sales performance management on Pigment. 2. **Integration Architecture:** Designing scalable connections between disparate systems (Internal vs. 3rd Party). 3. **API Development:** Creating and consuming REST APIs and handling JDBC connections. 4. **Data Security:** Implementing protocols to secure sensitive sales and compensation data. 5. **DevOps:** Managing CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes for data workflows. 6. **Troubleshooting:** Monitoring data flows and resolving bottlenecks or failures in real-time. \-\-\-\- Basic Qualifications ---- To be successful in this role, you need strong backend engineering skills, particularly in Python and orchestration, combined with an understanding of enterprise data movement. ### **Must-Have Experience** 01. A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience). 02. At least 4+ years of professional experience in software development. 03. Minimum of 2+ years of hands-on experience in building features on Sales performance management systems / applications. (like- Xactly, Anaplan, Pigment,etc.) 04. Understanding of the sales performance management domain. 05. Proficient in Object oriented programming concepts. 06. Experience working with C#, Java, Go, Python, etc. 07. Experienced with SOAP API, REST API, and BULK API. Including API design, development, and management. 08. Experience working with Cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, etc.. 09. Effective communication skills to interact with engineers, technical teams, and stakeholders to gather requirements, and describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy. 10. Excellent verbal, written, communication, interpersonal and presentation skills 11. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast paced environment. Uber's mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuelds progress. What moves us, moves the world - let’s move it forward, together. Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role. \*Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).