via lifehacker.com
Automated Resume Screeners Score Resumes on Relevancy to Keywords and Experience 1.Your resume is run through a parser, which removes the styling from the resume and breaks the text down into recognized words or phrases.
2.The parser then sorts that content into different categories: Education, contact info, skills, and work experience.
3.The employer's desired skills or keywords are matched against the results from above.
4.Your resume is scored on relevancy—using semantic matching against the employer's search terms and your years of experience.