Which ATS Is This Employer Using?
You can usually tell from the address of the application page. Find the system below, then see how its applications work and how to prepare your resume for it.
| System | How to recognise it | Common at |
|---|---|---|
| Workday guide | The application address contains myworkdayjobs.com, usually with the employer's name in front. | Large enterprises: many Fortune 500 companies, banks, retailers, universities and hospital groups. |
| Greenhouse guide | The job page is hosted on greenhouse.io, or the company's careers page embeds an application form marked as powered by Greenhouse. | Technology companies, startups and scale-ups, plus a growing number of larger employers. |
| Lever guide | The job page address starts with jobs.lever.co followed by the company name. | Technology companies and fast-growing mid-size employers. |
| Taleo guide | The application address contains taleo.net. | Large, long-established employers, including many in retail, healthcare, manufacturing and the public sector. It is an Oracle product. |
| iCIMS guide | The application address contains icims.com, usually with the employer's name in front. | Large employers across healthcare, retail, manufacturing, logistics and financial services. |
| SmartRecruiters guide | The job page address starts with jobs.smartrecruiters.com followed by the company name. | International employers, including large retail, hospitality and technology companies. |
What every ATS has in common
Your resume becomes searchable data
Every system reads your resume into a profile that recruiters search by job title, skill and keyword. If the wording from the job description isn't there, you are harder to find.
Screening questions are the real automatic filter
Rejections without human review mostly come from the employer's own questions on eligibility, licences or experience, not from the wording of your resume.
Simple formatting parses best
Single column, standard headings, no tables or text inside images, and a text-based PDF or .docx work across all of them.
Check your resume before you apply
Upload it with the job description for a free ATS score, the keywords you're missing and your top fixes.
Check my resume freeEmployers configure these systems differently, so treat this as a guide to common setups. FixerCV is not affiliated with any of the companies named.