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Research we lean on

Last updated: October 2026. Reviewed by Nauman Pathan.

We cite primary research and vendor documentation. Where we lean on vendor behavior that is not publicly documented, we flag it explicitly in the methodology page. If a figure here looks out of date, email hello@ats-resumechecker.com with a reference and we will update the entry.

  1. 01. Talent Acquisition Benchmarking Report

    About, Methodology

    Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

    Annual report with time-to-hire, applicants-per-opening, and screening-funnel averages for the United States. We reference the typical ratio of submitted resumes to recruiter-reviewed resumes.

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  2. 02. Hidden Workers: Untapped Talent

    Methodology, About

    Harvard Business School, in partnership with Accenture

    Research study on how automated screening eliminates qualified candidates. The 75% figure for applications that never reach a human in some pipelines is grounded in this work.

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  3. 03. ATS and resume parsing studies

    Methodology

    Jobscan

    Ongoing applied-research articles on individual ATS platforms. Useful as a sanity check on parser-specific behavior for Workday, Taleo, and Greenhouse.

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  4. 04. Economic Graph and Workforce Reports

    About

    LinkedIn

    Labor-market trend data: fastest-growing roles, skills gaps, and application-to-interview ratios by sector and geography. Grounds the role-specific guidance in each /for/[role] page.

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  5. 05. Occupational Outlook Handbook and OEWS

    Methodology

    U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

    Primary source for United States occupation definitions, median wages, and typical required credentials. Used to validate the education and certification pillar in our scoring rubric.

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  6. 06. Workday, Oracle Taleo, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS public product documentation

    Methodology

    Each vendor

    Vendor-published guides and configuration docs for resume parsing, requisition templates, and search fields. Used alongside hands-on configuration experience to describe parser behavior.

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