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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Senior Account Executive, Enterprise

Veeamsoftware · Remote, Germany

Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI at scale. As the market leader in both data resilience and data security posture management, Veeam is built for the convergence of identity, data, security, and AI risk. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we go fearlessly forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands.

 

About the Role

The Senior Account Executive, Enterprise will be responsible for developing/closing business with a number of private accounts in their assigned account list through working with the partner sales community. The primary focus is aimed at closing sales opportunities and is achieved by collaborating with partners to identify, develop, accelerate, up-sell and close transactions.  

What You'll Do

  • Develop and close business with within the private sector  
  • Leverage partners to close sales with their end customers   
  • Cold calls to develop sales activities with a large number of new mid-market and high-segment accounts   
  • Up-sell and cross-sell to the existing private customer base   
  • Forecasts and account/opportunity details in Salesforce  
  • Propose, coordinate and participate to marketing activities in the territory 

What You'll Bring: 

  • Enterprise sales experience
  • Experience with vendors associated to Virtualization technology is a plus   
  • Have an experience of selling through channel and direct   
  • Track record of accomplishment selling in the private market to the IT infrastructure specialists  
  • Proven ability to develop new sales   
  • Be a self-starter with the ability to learn quickly  
  • Be a high-energy salesperson  
  • Be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where roles and responsibilities change quickly  
  • Be comfortable travelling for at least 50% of the time.  
  • Current full driving license   
  • Business proficient language skills in German & English  

What You'll Get:

Veeam offers benefits that support your whole self: 

  • 30 paid vacation days, plus 4 extra global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
  • Statutory public health insurance with employer and employee contributions
  • Statutory pension scheme with employer and employee contributions
  • Statutory accident insurance fully funded by Veeam
  • Supplemental pension plan with employer match and salary sacrifice option
  • Supplemental accident insurance with 24/7 worldwide coverage
  • Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning

Please note: If an applicant is permanently located outside of Germany, Veeam reserves the right to decline the application for this position. #LI-JK1 #LI-REMOTE

 

Veeam Software is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination in any form on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. All your information will be kept confidential.

Please note that any personal data collected from you during the recruitment process will be processed in accordance with our Recruiting Privacy Notice.  

The Privacy Notice sets out the basis on which the personal data collected from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us in connection with our recruitment processes. 

By applying for this position, you consent to the processing of your personal data in accordance with our Recruiting Privacy Notice.

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that the information provided in your job application and any supporting documents is complete and accurate to the best of your knowledge. Any misrepresentation, omission, or falsification of information may result in disqualification from consideration for employment or, if discovered after employment begins, termination of employment.

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