So So you're saying the person I interviewed a few months back who developed algorithms for ATS to rank candidates was blowing smoke during the interview I did with him for JobSearchTV.com and No BS Job Search Advice Radio (the OG of job search podcasts--2400+ episodes over almost a dozen years)? I worked in search for a long time (more than double you) before transitioning to coaching. Different systems have different capabilities. You allude to that. Small firms and some smaller recruiting firm don't procure an ATS with screening capabilities. That you are right about. Then there are the others that do. Not every firm employs a quality ATS. I didn't when I worked in search. And others did. I had ATS-envy.