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Applicant tracking systems
Raised as a usability problem by 7 people on Hacker News over 13 years (2012–2024), in 7 threads.
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Applicant tracking software mangles well-formatted resumes when parsingUnreviewed
20122026- Applicant tracking software discards or mangles well-formatted resumes during parsing2024-12-11
- Must retype resume work history and certifications into tiny separate fields, very tedious2021-10-31
- Resumes get chopped up by ATS, so fancy layouts can be mangled or misread2021-08-16
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 5 complaints
- Applicant tracking software discards or mangles well-formatted resumes during parsing2024-12-11
- Resume upload autofill misparses plain work history, forcing manual entry.2023-09-18
- Must retype resume work history and certifications into tiny separate fields, very tedious2021-10-31
- Resumes get chopped up by ATS, so fancy layouts can be mangled or misread2021-08-16
- Must create an account to apply, though they only interact once2021-07-17