Considering, though, that only 25 percent make it through the initial
electronic resume screening process, the good news is that your odds of standing out remain high — as long as you adopt resume writing tactics that will help you move past the resume screening process to make it into the hands of real people on the other side.
It is estimated that 85 % of medium to large firms are currently using
electronic resume screening.
Not exact matches
In addition to providing
resume tips on the content of your
resume, your TopResume professional will also tell you how applicant tracking software — the robots companies use to
screen and filter your
resume before passing it along to a human for review — reads your
resume so you know if your
resume effectively explains your career goals and skills and will make it past this initial
electronic review.
If you want to pass this initial
electronic screen, your professional
resume needs to be tailored for a specific position.
We are tech savvy and know how to get
resumes through
electronic screens!
We can assume that your
resume has already passed the keyword
electronic screen.
Before your
resume is passed along to a recruiter or HR professional, it first has to get past one, if not two different gatekeepers: (1) an
electronic screen, known as an applicant tracking software, or ATS for short, and (2) a junior - level sourcer or coordinator.
Additionally, with the use of
electronic applications and recruiting websites that accept applications,
resume screening has taken on new dimensions.
Print the
resume and read it or try reading the
resume on a different
electronic device or
screen.
Your
resume can be posted on
electronic bulletin boards, be searched by key words by major corporate Human Resource departments, or be
screened by recruiters with clients who are looking for someone with your particular qualifications.
But before your
resume reaches someone who understands your experience, it must first get past an
electronic gatekeeper and a junior - level HR rep who conducts the initial
screenings.
Electronic resume scanning is used to
screen and sort applicants, primarily by large (5,000 + employees) and mid-size (500 - 5,000 employees) business organizations.
You may very well have the best qualifications, but if your
resume is not selected by the applicant tracking software you may never get an interview not only for the job you applied for, but by the company itself because your
resume never made it pass the «
electronic screening eyes.»
Electronic resumes are for the computer
screening and keywords are used for that.
If the employer uses an applicant tracking system (ATS) it first has to successfully pass
electronic screening and
resume ranking before it is read by the hiring authority.
Additionally, a core competencies or «keyword» section also increases the odds of an
electronic screening agent making a match between your
resume and an open job requisition.
• Providing administrative support to the senior human resources managers • Creating ads and posting new positions on job boards •
Screening resumes and pulling the most relevant
resumes from the applicants • Preparing a variety of HR and management reports and documents • Maintaining files and
electronic records confidentially • Assisting and completing the recruitment process • Maintaining calendars and meeting schedules
Including a section with competencies and keywords related to the position description may get your
resume past an
electronic screening system, but it adds little value to your candidacy from the perspective of a hiring manager.
Electronic resumes are for the computer
screening and keywords -LSB-...]