ATS guide

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.