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Most applicant tracking systems score your resume on three things: keyword match, format cleanliness, and work history. Here's how each one works, in plain English.
The keyword-stuffing era is over. Modern ATS systems look for context, not just word count. Here's the practical keyword strategy that still works in 2026.
Forget the infographics and the two-column layouts. There's a short list of formatting rules that ATS systems actually care about. Most others don't matter.