From the course: Resume Tips for Leaders and Managers
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Design for applicant tracking systems
From the course: Resume Tips for Leaders and Managers
Design for applicant tracking systems
- When you submit your resume online, it will often be processed by an automated applicant tracking system first. The applicant tracking system, or ATS, are primarily used to help hiring companies collect, organize, and filter applicants. There are a lot of misconceptions about ATS software. Job seekers fear that artificial intelligence and bots have removed humans from the screening process. An article went viral several years ago stating that 75% of resumes never get read by a human. These myths have been debunked, but the fears remain. Your job, as the job seeker, is to design a resume that will resonate with both, the ATS technology and the human eye. Let's look at some important considerations, the first is formatting. Most ATS systems convert the text on your resume into a database, so it's easier to read and compare candidates. Because applicant tracking systems scan the document, Photoshop, PDF, images, or…
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