Saturday, December 6, 2014

Beat the system!! How optimizing Resume for Applicant Tracking System

Landing an interview for a position in a giant organization can feel impossible if you don’t have any personal connections. People often blame the sheer volume of resumes that are submitted—HR simply can’t review them all with enough detail to see what a perfect candidate you are! And this is partially true—one study suggests that recruiters spend only six seconds looking at each resume. However, many resumes are trashed before they’re even seen by human eyes. How it’s possible? Many large organizations rely on applicant tracking systems (ATS) to help pre-filter resumes.