99% of Fortune 500 companies use an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to process resumes.
These systems act as digital gatekeepers, scanning applications before they ever reach a human recruiter.
If your resume isn't ATS-friendly in both structure and content, it could easily be overlooked, no matter how qualified you are.
At Hiration, we don't leave this to chance - ATS compatibility is the cornerstone of our AI resume builder.
How Hiration is Built for ATS Compliance
Our approach isn't just theoretical; it's based on rigorous testing and continuous refinement. Here's how our design principles align perfectly with ATS parsing logic:
- Single-column layouts: ATS platforms typically read resumes from left to right. Multi-column formats can consequently face parsing issues, so Hiration provides several options for clean, single-column designs. (We also warn you if you choose a two-column layout about potential compatibility issues with older ATS).
- No Headers, Footers, or Tables: ATSs often skip or misread content in these
- No Headers, Footers, or Tables: ATSs often skip or misread content in these sections. We ensure critical details appear only in the main body text.
- Consistent Font Usage: Older ATS platforms struggle with complex fonts. Hiration offers ATS-tested fonts by default, ensuring readability across all systems. Moreover, if you choose any other font, you will get a warning that the font is not legacy ATS-friendly.
- Strategic Placement of Key Information: Names, contact details, and key sections like experience and education are clearly placed at the top of resumes, precisely where ATS algorithms look first.
- ATS-Compatible PDF and DOCX Generation: While many modern ATS handle PDFs well, especially those like ours generated using Google's Puppeteer for consistent formatting, some older systems can still struggle. That's why offering a universally compatible format is key. Word (DOCX) documents are widely considered the most ATS-friendly format. Hiration uniquely provides pixel-perfect Word downloads for all designs. Crucially, we ensure no text is hidden within tables or shapes - these are used purely for visual structure - overcoming a common DOCX parsing pitfall other builders fall into. This gives you maximum compatibility, whichever format you choose.
Beyond Structure: Making Your Content Count with Keyword Optimization
A perfectly structured, parseable resume is essential, but it's only half the story.
To get past the ATS filters and impress recruiters, your resume also needs the right content - specifically, the keywords relevant to the job you're targeting.
ATS software scans for these keywords (like specific skills, tools, or qualifications mentioned in the job description) to filter candidates.
If your resume lacks them, you risk being overlooked, even if you're highly qualified.
This is where Hiration’s AI steps in to give you an edge:
- AI-Powered Job Matching: Simply paste the job description you're applying for into our platform. Hiration's AI analyzes it alongside your resume, instantly identifying critical keywords and skills you might be missing.
- Intelligent Keyword Suggestions: Our tool doesn't just spot gaps; it suggests relevant keywords and phrases tailored to the specific role and industry, helping you sprinkle them naturally throughout your Skills, Experience, and Summary sections.
- Avoid Keyword Stuffing: We help you integrate keywords strategically and naturally, ensuring your resume remains readable and compelling for human eyes, not just the ATS bots.
By optimizing your content with Hiration, you ensure your resume speaks the language the ATS understands, significantly boosting your chances of landing on the recruiter's shortlist.
The Proof? Tested and Proven Across Key ATS Platforms
We rigorously tested all our resume designs across major ATS platforms such as Workable, Lever, and Greenhouse, evaluating parsing accuracy for critical details:
- Names, contact details, job titles, and dates were consistently parsed accurately.
- Clear differentiation between roles, companies, and timelines ensured accurate work experience parsing.
- Fully searchable indexing even for ATSs like Greenhouse that rely solely on text indexing rather than structured parsing.
In March 2021, initial tests revealed minor parsing issues, which we promptly addressed.
In March 2021, initial tests revealed minor parsing issues, which we promptly addressed. Since then, we've continuously tested and refined our templates to keep pace with evolving ATS technology.
And while extensive tests cover major ATS providers, we also follow universal ATS best practices, ensuring compatibility even with platforms we haven't explicitly tested:
- User Alerts: Hiration proactively informs users about potential ATS compatibility issues, such as two-column layouts and font selection.
- Pixel-Perfect DOCX Conversion: As mentioned, we uniquely offer fully ATS-compatible Word documents that avoid problematic tables or shapes containing text.
FAQs to ATS-proof Your Resume
- Which ATS platforms does Hiration test against? Primarily Workable, Lever, and Greenhouse - widely used by leading global companies.
- What do you consider when designing your templates? ATS parsing rules, layout readability, font compatibility, accurate data extraction, and overall visual appeal for recruiters.
- What information typically gets filtered out by ATS? Details in headers, footers, complex tables, text within images, multi-column designs (sometimes), and non-standard fonts.
- Does Hiration help tailor my resume to a specific job? Yes! Our AI Job Matcher tool analyzes your resume against a specific job description, highlighting missing keywords and suggesting relevant content to improve your match.
- How often do Hiration resumes successfully pass ATS filters? While no system guarantees 100% parsing across every ATS ever made, Hiration’s resumes consistently demonstrate superior parsing accuracy compared to standard resume builders due to our rigorous design, testing, and format generation methods.
Beat the ATS with Confidence
An ATS-friendly resume isn’t just beneficial - it's essential in today's job market.
With Hiration’s ATS-compliant Resume Builder, you gain the confidence that your resume - optimized for structure, keywords, and format - is accurately parsed and reaches recruiters without hurdles.
Ready to experience seamless ATS compatibility?
Try Hiration’s Fully Compliant Resume Builder today!
