See Exactly How ATS Reads Your Resume (PDF Coordinate & Workday Section-Bleed X-Ray)
Inspect the exact plain-text buckets extracted by wd3.myworkdayjobs, Oracle Taleo, and Greenhouse—and fix Projects-into-Experience section bleed in one click.
Quick Answer
Why does wd3.myworkdayjobs merge your PROJECTS section into your last WORK EXPERIENCE entry? Workday's state-machine parser stays inside the EXPERIENCE bucket until it hits a recognized top-level delimiter (EDUCATION, SKILLS, or CERTIFICATIONS). Using a non-standard header like 'Technical Projects & Open Source' causes Workday to append all project bullets into the preceding job's description box.
Enterprise ATS Section-Boundary State Machine Reference (Workday wd3, Taleo, Greenhouse & Ashby)
| ATS Platform | Recognized Top-Level Section Headers | Primary Section-Bleed Failure Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Workday (`wd3.myworkdayjobs`) | `EXPERIENCE`, `EDUCATION`, `SKILLS`, `CERTIFICATIONS`, `PROJECTS` | Non-standard project headings (`Key Projects`) stay trapped inside the last `EXPERIENCE` job description. |
| Oracle Taleo & iCIMS | `WORK EXPERIENCE`, `EDUCATION`, `TECHNICAL SKILLS`, `SUMMARY` | 2-column tables interleave left-hand dates/headers with right-hand bullets horizontally. |
| Greenhouse (`boards.greenhouse.io`) | Standard H2/uppercase blocks + full-text Boolean index | Files over 2.5 MB fail extraction; ligatures (`fi`, `fl`) break exact keyword matching. |
| Ashby & Lever | JSON timeline extractor (`company`, `title`, `MM/YYYY` range) | Missing `https://` protocol on GitHub links or ambiguous seasonal dates (`Summer 2025`). |
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Workday put my Projects section inside my Work Experience?
Workday's state-machine parser only exits the Work Experience bucket when it encounters a strict literal heading delimiter such as EDUCATION, SKILLS, or PROJECTS. Rename creative project headers to exact uppercase PROJECTS or place your Projects section after Education.
How can I see the exact plain text an ATS extracts from my PDF resume?
Upload your PDF, DOCX, or LaTeX (.tex) resume into the X-Ray Scanner above. It runs client-side token extraction and displays the exact bucket-by-bucket text stream with zero server storage.
Can Gemini AI automatically repair broken section boundaries?
Yes. Switch to the Gemini 2.5 AI Boundary Repair mode to normalize all section headers, date ranges (MM/YYYY), and bullet delimiters automatically.
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