If you’re a job seeker, you’ve heard the horror stories. “Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) automatically reject 75% of resumes before a human even sees them!” This single, terrifying idea has launched a thousand “ATS-proof” resume templates and countless hours of keyword-stuffing anxiety.

But what if it’s not true?

A new, exclusive study from the resume-building platform Enhancv is here to pull back the curtain. After interviewing 25 U.S. recruiters and HR professionals, their findings are clear: the widespread myth of the resume-rejecting robot is almost entirely unfounded.

The Big Myth vs. The Real Culprit

The study, titled “The ATS Rejection