studies

Most resume failures are structural before they are stylistic.

This study presents recurring issue families and the remediation classes that create the biggest lift.

Most frequent technical failures

Text-layer instability, parser-profile disagreement, and layout architecture defects.

Most frequent ATS failures

Section-detection ambiguity and chronology extraction inconsistency.

Most frequent content failures

Weak evidence density, generic claims, and missing role-specific proof.

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