Glossary

ATS Score

Heuristic measure of how well a resume will be parsed and matched by an Applicant Tracking System.

Definition

A heuristic measure of how well a resume is likely to be parsed and matched by an ATS. There is no single official ATS score; different tools and parsers score differently. A meaningful score weighs parseability, keyword match against the job description, section completeness, formatting, and length.

Related terms

  • ATS (Applicant Tracking System) — Software used by employers to receive, parse, store, and filter job applications before any human review.
  • Parseability — How well an ATS parser can extract structured fields from a resume.
  • Keyword Stuffing — Inserting many job-relevant keywords into a resume to game ATS matching. Detected by modern ATS.

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