Audit the bots
One résumé, read by different parsing strategies. Real ATS vendors extract text differently — see how much the same file can change depending on who's reading it.
🔬Drop a resume (PDF works best)
Systems employers screen with
WorkdayGreenhouseTaleoiCIMSLeverAshbySuccessFactorsJobvite
No two of these read a résumé identically. The strategies below stand in for that range — a parser that reads straight across lines, one that follows the raw PDF stream, and one that detects columns. If they disagree on your résumé, real ATS platforms will too.