An applicant tracking system is a screening software many companies use to weed out
irrelevant resumes before they reach hiring managers.
Many hiring departments utilize ATS to weed out
irrelevant resumes before they even reach the hiring manager.
Not exact matches
This is especially important at the beginning of your
resume, as hiring managers only need 6 seconds
before determining if a
resume is relevant or
irrelevant.
Before actually facing the personal interview, candidates are supposed to send their
resumes to the prospective employer so that he can judge your relevancy for the vacant position and eliminate the
irrelevant candidates and make the recruitment process a bit easier.
George's point is that an HR person when he reviews your
resume, just like when he reviews these flyers, will say I can use this one right now; this one is no quite right for immediate use but there is a good chance I will need it within the next 30 days
before the offer expires so I should keep it in my active file; or this one is totally
irrelevant for me and belongs in my circular file.