Here’s a recent conversation I had with a client that inspired me to write this post to benefit all: 🗣️Client: I saw a recent viral video on ATS Hack, and I need your advice. Me: A hack sounds like a shady shortcut that I never endorse, anyway tell me about it. 🗣️Client: It said that […]
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👨💻FROM A CANDIDATE PERSPECTIVE – I would definitely say that the ATS technology creates a terrible candidate experience. In addition to filling out long online forms, most candidates do not know the intricacies of resume formatting required by ATS. Consequently, I believe companies are missing out on some incredible talent. Top talent who don’t understand
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It may sound surreal, but it is a fact that many human resources departments and recruiters use special screening software for the first-line filtering of resumes. Software of this kind saves time when there are a large number of applications to consider by ranking the best match with an AI algorithm. Depending on the position
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It’s always been the employer’s market, 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 resumes Therefore, knowing how to create a resume that gets past the ATS
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As a professional resume writer and career coach, I have heard many clients incorrectly believe that a flashy document or graphic resume is necessary to stand out from the crowd. My sincere advice to all job seekers is to focus on content over images, as simplicity is the most elegant and effective method when it
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