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Before any scoring happens, the ATS parses your resume into structured fields: name, contact, education, work history, skills. If your resume uses tables, text boxes, or unusual fonts, the parser may mangle content entirely — which is why plain, clean formatting is critical. A keyword buried in an unrecognized table may as well not exist. Sources: Jobscan, SHRM.
Modern ATS rank candidates by comparing resume text to the job description using keyword frequency, section weighting (skills section counts more), and recency. Enterprise systems like Taleo use ML models trained on millions of successful hires. Synonyms are sometimes recognized (e.g., "JavaScript" and "JS") — but exact matches nearly always score higher. The safest strategy: mirror the job description's exact language where accurate. Source: Talent.com.
Research cited by SHRM and Harvard Business Review estimates that 75% of resumes are rejected by ATS before a human sees them. The main causes: keyword mismatches, parsing failures from complex formatting, and missing required credentials. The fix is straightforward — read the job description carefully, use its exact terminology, and submit plain-text or simple formatted Word/PDF documents. No graphics, no columns, no headers-in-text-boxes.