It’s the employers market since the Pandemic, the sheer number of applications that flow in for a single position is raising by the day.
Companies have thus, evolved and got smarter by including Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to weed out and shortlist relevant résumés.
Therefore, knowing how to create a résumé that beats the ATS is vital because, even if you are an aptly qualified applicant for the job, your résumé will not be considered if it fails to get past the ATS Bot.
The ATS filters and ranks applicants according to their suitability for the job, hence preparing a résumé that gets the consideration it deserves is essential, and here are a few ways you can do it:
? Keep it simple textual as the ATS struggles to read graphics, images, fancy fonts, special characters, etc.
? Use MS word and convert it to PDF, while applying. ATS does not parse any other processing templates.
? Use regular standard headings on your résumé, and group relevant information to enable ease of reading.
? Use the industry-relevant résumé keywords from the JD and incorporate them in the résumé.
? Include job-specific terminology in full form and do not use abbreviations.
? Cover Letters are also scanned along with the résumé and the content of both is used for ranking your profile.
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