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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Operations Associate

Uber · London

Full-time Professional Central Functions Experienced Candidates Operations London

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped QRT’s collaborative mindset which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

Join our global Operations team as an Operations Analyst in London, supporting the managed account platform and ensuring the integrity of post-trade processes, reconciliations, and external vendor oversight.

Your future role within QRT includes:

  • Oversee the third-party vendor platform (Arcesium) FINOP services, ensuring accurate and timely operational delivery
  • Perform start-of-day position reconciliations against fund administrators, investigating and resolving breaks promptly
  • Conduct T+1 transaction and position reconciliations against prime brokers, identifying and resolving discrepancies
  • Manage broker matching processes and ensure alignment across counterparties
  • Review and resolve STP trade file exceptions in a timely manner
  • Monitor late trade files and follow up with relevant stakeholders to ensure completeness of data
  • Manage operational inbox queries, ensuring efficient and accurate resolution
  • Support month-end NAV sign-off processes in coordination with fund administrators
  • Liaise with external investment managers, prime brokers, fund administrators, and internal teams including Technology and the COO function
  • Coordinate the onboarding of new investment managers, including leading calls and managing UAT and parallel testing processes

Your present skillset:

  • 3+ years’ experience in an operations or middle office role within a financial institution
  • Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Good understanding of multiple asset classes, particularly equities, ETFs, FX, cross-currency swaps, and futures and options; corporate actions knowledge is advantageous
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to work collaboratively across teams
  • Experience with the Arcesium platform is advantageous

QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.

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