Passthrough bloghttps://usepassthrough.com/blog2026-11-03T00:00:00ZAre two-column resumes bad for ATS?https://usepassthrough.com/blog/are-two-column-resumes-bad-for-ats2026-11-03T00:00:00Z2026-11-03T00:00:00ZThe Passthrough teamHow our check detects columns in Word and PDF resumes, what they cost, and a second check that catches columns merged into long lines.Do tables break ATS?https://usepassthrough.com/blog/do-tables-break-ats2026-11-03T00:00:00Z2026-11-03T00:00:00ZThe Passthrough teamA plain answer on tables in resumes: when our check takes points off, how many, and why a single column of plain text is the safer choice.Do text boxes break ATS?https://usepassthrough.com/blog/do-text-boxes-break-ats2026-11-03T00:00:00Z2026-11-03T00:00:00ZThe Passthrough teamText boxes can hide your content from a parser. Here is when our check flags them in a Word resume, what it costs, and what to use instead.Does hidden text help a resume pass ATS?https://usepassthrough.com/blog/does-hidden-text-work-on-a-resume2026-11-03T00:00:00Z2026-11-03T00:00:00ZThe Passthrough teamWhite, tiny or off-page text does not help. Our check flags it, takes points off and cuts the keyword score. Here is what counts as hidden.How Passthrough scores resume formattinghttps://usepassthrough.com/blog/how-passthrough-scores-formatting2026-11-03T00:00:00Z2026-11-03T00:00:00ZThe Passthrough teamEvery formatting deduction in the Passthrough scan, listed with its points and the file types it applies to, straight from the scoring engine.Why a scanned PDF resume fails ATS checkshttps://usepassthrough.com/blog/why-scanned-pdf-resume-fails-ats2026-11-03T00:00:00Z2026-11-03T00:00:00ZThe Passthrough teamA resume saved as a picture has no real text for a parser to read. See how our check spots it, what it costs, and how to fix the file.