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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Account Development Rep II

UserGems · Remote

UserGems is an AI platform that helps sales and marketing teams double their pipeline impact with the same team. Our AI agent (Gem-E) captures buying signals and your CRM data to identify who to target, when, and why, drafting highly personalized and impactful outreach that results in higher conversion.

UserGems has generated $4 Billion in pipeline and over $950 Million in revenue for hundreds of start-ups and public companies. Companies like Mimecast, UserTesting, SAP LeanIX see more than 15X ROI in closed won revenue from UserGems.

 

Overview

The role of the Account Development Representative II serves as an integral link between the marketing and sales teams. The ADR manages outbound prospecting actions to include outreach by phone and email with the goal of booking product demos for the  Account Executive team with interested prospects. This is an entry level opportunity with lots of room for growth. 

As an ADR
  • You'll manage all top-of-funnel outbound sales activities: confidently hitting the phones, testing new lead gen channels, and social selling in a consultative approach
  • You'll work closely with Campaign specialists and AEs on target accounts every month, and manage hand-offs
  • You'll execute outreach tasks for all target prospects (email, call, LinkedIn, and other channels) to book qualified meetings.
  • You'll always multi-thread accounts to drive internal conversations before the demo call
  • You'll measure, optimize and templatize prospecting sequences to improve positive response rates
  • You'll become a product expert because we actually use UserGems for prospecting
How you'll ramp

...within your first week...

  • You'll get familiar with our product, sales process and tools
  • You'll listen to Gong calls with prospects and customers to understand use cases and objections
  • You'll meet everyone on the team through 1:1s

...day 30...

  • You'll be fully ramped and familiar with our product, competition, common Q&A’s
  • You'll be familiar with our monthly account-based campaigns and processes
  • You'll be booking meetings
  • You will be able to clearly articulate and demonstrate our value proposition, and influence prospects

...day 60...

  • You'll effectively and efficiently handle a large list of monthly target accounts
  • You'll be an expert at personalization at scale, while still bringing human-ness and humor to prospecting
  • You'll start shadowing on some sales calls to learn what our prospects are trying to achieve

...day 90...

  • You'll be an integral part of our revenue team, process and success
  • You'll be collaborating with marketing on campaigns, processes to generate more pipeline and better buyer experience

‍What you've accomplished so far

  • Must have at least six months experience in a similar role 
  • Experience with the initial stages of prospecting and outbound actions and have a demonstrated track record of success in consistently hitting your quota
  • You are highly collaborative and a good team player; you share ideas, are open to feedback, and have a positive attitude
  • You’ve demonstrated the ability to communicate across various channels (phone, e-mail, social selling, etc.)
  • You thrive in a high-growth, remote environment. 
  • You're highly self-motivated with an entrepreneurial spirit
  • You have familiarity with speaking about  “business value” and “ROI” with prospects
  • Experience prospecting into sales or marketing leaders a plus

 

 

 

 

 

Why you should join:
  • You’ll be part of a fast-growing startup as it scales from 60 employees to 100+
  • Customers love us! (see our Customers page and G2 Reviews). They see ROI in Closed Won revenue generated
  • Employees love us! (see our Glassdoor & RepVue page) 
  • We're a remote-first company with employees across the Americas and Europe
  • We have weekly standups, virtual happy hours, and in-person off-sites around the world so that everyone stays connected
  • We are customer-focused and data-driven in everything we do
  • We value individual differences in the workforce and strive to make everyone feel welcomed and accepted, regardless of their skin color, gender, or sexual orientation
  • We offer a competitive salary and benefits