I'd recommend before others go too far down the ATS rabbit hole to checkout the wiki from /r/EngineeringResumes
https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringResumes/wiki/index/#wiki...
(In short, they might not be as important as you think they are)
https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringResumes/wiki/index/#wiki...
(In short, they might not be as important as you think they are)
I don't think people realize how many of the ATS myths have been promulgated by people trying to sell services to job seekers. The ATS myth resonates with people for some reason, so desperate job seekers will often pay (unnecessarily) for various "ATS friendly" templates or ATS reviews.