Why 90% of Freshers Get Rejected Before a Human Reads Their Resume
Most companies use software to screen resumes before anyone reads them. We looked at how Workday, Taleo, and other systems actually work — and what format gets your resume through.
What we found
- Two-column layouts break: Resume scanners read straight across, mixing up your columns into nonsense.
- Skill bars don't work: Those "Python 85%" progress bars from Canva? Scanners see them as blank images.
- Simple formats win: A clean single-column resume gets parsed correctly 98% of the time.