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ATS Lab: Score Resumes, Find Keyword Gaps & Screen Candidates

How PenIQ ATS Lab helps candidates optimize for applicant tracking systems and helps recruiters rank applicants at scale.

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Understand ATS before you apply

Applicant tracking systems filter resumes before a human ever sees them. PenIQ ATS Lab shows how your resume scores against a job description, which keywords you are missing, and whether formatting choices might hurt parsing.

For candidates

  • ATS score checker — Overall fit score vs a posting.
  • Keyword gaps — Matched vs missing terms recruiters search for.
  • Job description match — Detailed overlap breakdown.
  • Format check — Spot layout issues that confuse parsers.
  • Template tips — Best practices for clean, parseable resumes.

For recruiters

Bulk screen applicants, rank candidates by job match, generate screening reports, and move qualified profiles into your hiring pipeline — without exporting CSVs between tools.

Pro tip

Paste the full job description, not just the title — keyword analysis needs context from responsibilities and requirements.