๐Ÿ“Š Resumly Research

Original data on resumes, ATS, and the job search.

Resumly processes hundreds of thousands of resumes and applications. We turn that into original, citable research โ€” no fluff, just numbers you can't get anywhere else. Aggregate and anonymized.

ATS ยท Resumes ยท Featured study

We analyzed 138,848 resumes: the words & mistakes that tank ATS scores

What 138,848 real ATS checks reveal about the buzzwords, formatting, and missing keywords most associated with low scores โ€” and the simple fixes that lift them.

138,848resumes analyzed
94.3%use overused buzzwords
30.6%have zero quantified achievements
+6.9ATS points for adding numbers
Read the full study โ†’

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