«Resume databases and applicant tracking systems will search for
keyword matches between your resume and the job description you've applied to.
Not exact matches
One important difference
between Bing and AdWords — which Bing's help article on negatives subtly glosses over — is that advertisers can only designate phrase and exact
match negative
keywords for Bing and Yahoo searches.
Broad
matched keywords also don't distinguish
between plural and singular search terms so your ad will be shown regardless of the syntax used by the searcher.
Hi Nick, what is the difference
between selecting or not selecting [exact]
match keywords only in Google AdWords
Keyword Research Tool?
If this lightning - fast scan reveals a strong enough
match in
keywords between the job opportunity and your resume, then into the «maybe» pile your resume goes.
There is a very fine line, however,
between having the right number of
keywords to get you through to the next level, and
matching the job description so closely that the system will think you are a spammer.
An ATS is simply a software that pulls
keywords out of a resume and evaluates the
match between the desired characteristics for an open position and that resume.
Keywords also ensure the document can be quickly read or scanned to find a
match between your skills and the target position.
An ATS scans the resume
keywords in your application, looking for
matches between those
keywords and the corresponding job description.
ATS is challenging because it involves computerized algorithms of chosen
keywords and phrases to help find the right
match between a submitted resume and an open position.
They look only for exact
matches between a job listing's
keywords and the
keywords on a job seeker's resume.
ATSes use a resume - filtering module that scans and grades resumes on a scale of 0 to 100, with points given for each
match in
keywords and terms that happens
between a resume and a job posting, Gillis says.
They hope that the words on their resume magically
match the
keywords a company's HR department or recruiters search for in their prescreening process... and the odds stink, generating candidate response rates that typically range
between 0 - 5 %, even in better hiring years (most average less than 2 % today for active candidates).
It's an algorithm, and that algorithm checks for assigned
keywords to determine a
match between your resume and an employer's desired skills.
That said, most legacy ATS use a resume - filtering module that scans and grades resumes, with points given for each
match in
keywords and terms
between a resume and a job posting, Gillis says.
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.