Oracle Taleo still extracts titles, dates, employers, and skills into structured data. Recruiters filter those fields. A multi-column or graphics-heavy PDF often puts the wrong text in the wrong box. Match the posting’s language where it is true, and keep the file linear.
What Taleo actually does on upload
Parses the file into experience, education, skills, and contact fields.
Recruiters search those fields using terms from the job description.
Knockout questions (work auth, location, years of a tool) filter first — not a hidden font score.
Autofill is frequently wrong. Review and correct the form before submit.
What to upload
Single-column .docx or a clean text-based PDF exported from Word or Docs.
Standard section headings: Experience, Education, Skills.
Job titles and tools that mirror the posting where they match your real work.
One tailored version per role instead of the same master file everywhere.
Keywords that help (without stuffing)
Exact tools, methods, and scope phrases from the job description that you can defend.
Highest-signal matches near the top of experience and in a plain Skills list.
The posting’s wording over internal company jargon.
No white text, synonym dumps, or design tricks that break the parse.
Athena’s role
Athena ATS scores your resume against the job description you paste and rewrites for that posting.
First rewrite is free. Founding Beta is $8/mo or $59/yr. No interview guarantee.