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Will my resume pass ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems)?

TopApplicant scores your resume on ATS compatibility, flags formatting and keyword gaps that block parsers, and shows the exact keywords recruiters search for in your target role.

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How long does the AI review take?

Under 60 seconds. Most reviews finish in 20–40 seconds depending on resume length.

What file formats do you accept?

PDF uploads and plain text paste are supported. The AI editor and the builder both return a downloadable, ATS-friendly PDF.

Data Analyst resume examples & ATS keywords

A data analyst resume needs to show the full loop: pulling messy data, turning it into a clear insight, and driving a business decision. Tools matter, but the differentiator is showing the decision that changed because of the analysis.

Key skills to highlight

SQLExcel/Google Sheets (advanced)Data visualization (Tableau/Power BI)Python or RStatistical analysisA/B testingData cleaning & ETLDashboard buildingBusiness intuitionStorytelling with dataGoogle AnalyticsRegression analysis

Bullet point rewrites

Before

Analyzed sales data and created reports

After

Built a weekly sales dashboard in Tableau tracking 12 KPIs, cutting reporting time for regional managers from 3 hours to 15 minutes

Before

Used SQL to pull data for the team

After

Wrote 50+ SQL queries against a 20M-row warehouse to identify churn drivers, informing a retention campaign that cut churn by 9%

Before

Worked on A/B testing for the marketing team

After

Designed and analyzed 8 A/B tests on landing pages, identifying a variant that lifted conversion rate by 22%

Before

Cleaned and organized data sets

After

Automated a data-cleaning pipeline in Python that reduced manual prep time by 70% across 5 recurring reports

Common mistakes

Listing tools (SQL, Excel, Tableau) without showing what business question they answered
No mention of data scale (rows, tables, sources) which signals real vs. toy-project experience
Presenting analysis without the resulting business decision or outcome
Overusing academic/statistical jargon instead of plain language a hiring manager understands
Missing any mention of stakeholder communication or presenting findings to non-technical audiences

ATS keywords for this role

SQLExcelTableauPower BIPythonData visualizationETLA/B testingStatistical analysisGoogle AnalyticsDashboardsData cleaning

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