How Workable reads your résumé
SMB/mid-market ATS with reasonable modern parsing and quick applies.
How to tell a job uses Workable
Check the link on the job's Apply button. Workable postings usually live at:
- apply.workable.com
https://apply.workable.com/acme/j/ABC123DEF4/
Not sure? Paste the link into the free detector and it will name the platform.
Format your résumé for Workable
Standard clean résumé; nothing exotic needed.
- ✓Use one column, selectable text, and standard headings.
- ✓Skip decorative layouts, especially columns built from tables.
- ✓Export a real text PDF, never a scan or a photo of your résumé.
Headings parsers map to fields most reliably: Summary, Experience, Education, Skills, Certifications, Projects.
See how your résumé reads
Run a free check to see exactly what an ATS extracts from your file.
Other ATS guides
How we know: ATS vendors don't publish their parsers. This guide is based on a model of how each platform tends to read a page, not on Workable's source code, so treat the risks as an informed estimate. The URL patterns are exact.