Registry / Mechanisms / M-003

M Mechanism (M-003)

Candidate Action

ATS Parser Extraction Failure

Multi-column formatting, graphics, custom fonts, or unsupported document layouts cause ATS parser to corrupt or omit critical work history.

Classification Facets

Actor Locus: system

Nature: noise

Visibility: inferable

Removability: candidate

Structural Funnel Gates (Barriers) Where Mechanism Operates

B-001: Application Ingestion Stage: ingestion B-002: Automated Filter & Parser Threshold Stage: ingestion

Observable Signals Emitted (Artifacts)

A-001 Fidelity: void

Complete silence after submission

A-009 Fidelity: direct

Rejection within minutes of application submission

Explicit Forensic Non-Inferences:

Does not imply human recruiter evaluated and disliked candidate experience.

Causal Graph Relations

Amplifies (Increases likelihood of):

M-008: Automated Keyword / Qualification Filter

Targeted System Interventions:

I-005: Candidate ATS Parser Conformance Test Utility

Provide candidates with an open-source parsing validation tool to verify CV machine-readability before submission.

Machine-readable static endpoint: /api/v1/mechanisms/M-003.json