Resume and ATS guides
How applicant tracking systems read resumes, and what to change so yours gets found. No invented statistics.
Is My Resume ATS Friendly? How to Check
How to tell whether an applicant tracking system can read your resume and find it in a search: the file, layout and section checks, the keyword test against a real posting, and a free scanner that runs both.
ATS-Friendly Resume Format: What Parses and What Breaks
The resume format applicant tracking systems read reliably: layout, fonts, section headings, dates, file type, and the design choices that scramble a parse.
How an ATS Reads Your Resume, and What Recruiters Search For
What actually happens to your resume after you apply: parsing, knockout questions, keyword search and ranking, and what that means for how you write it.
What Is a Good ATS Resume Score?
What an ATS resume score measures, what counts as a good score on PassMyResume (80 and up is a strong match), and how to raise yours without stuffing keywords.
How to Tailor Your Resume to a Job Description
A step-by-step way to tailor your resume to each job posting in about fifteen minutes: find the posting's must-haves, match its words truthfully, and reorder what you already have.