Keywords & Phrases Are Key to Land an Interview
First, you have to know and understand your enemy. These “resume reading robots” are often referred to as an ATS. Software sometimes involving artificial intelligence that employers can use as a filter for all incoming applications they receive via the web. The last Post discussed ATS...
An ATS doesn’t examine information on a resume the same way a
human hiring manager would. Instead of looking at the overall picture of a
candidate, the ATS combs your digital file for keywords and phrases and uses an
algorithm to determine a “relevance” score. As Mark Slack and Erik Borowitz
from The Muse put
it, “[ATS software is] the 21st-century version of the troll under the bridge.”
Your resume
keywords should include specific job requirements, including your
skills, competencies, relevant credentials, and previous positions and
employers. Always mean job-related HARD, TECHNICAL & SOFT Skills, Use of Action Verbs, Phrases
Essentially, keywords should
be words that, at a glance, will show the hiring manager that you are a good
fit for the job.
As a job seeker, you already know that keywords can make or
break job seekers’ attempts to snag an interview because their resumes are fed
into a company’s applicant tracking system or another resume scanning
tools.
But there’s an art and science to picking the right words—and
the power of keywords goes far beyond resumes. They are just as important when
you are writing thank-you notes or crafting your LinkedIn profile or personal
website—and even in verbal exchanges during interviews. Why? Keywords
communicate critical information about your skills, qualifications, experiences, and achievements.Consider the impact that this small sampling of HR keywords and phrases can have on how a prospective employer or internal hiring manager perceives you and your HR expertise:
An expert shares how you can use resume keywords to get your job ... The problem is, the majority of resumes never even land in the hands of a human. ... That's right; you're carefully crafted and hand-tailored resumes getting reviewed by bots. ... The position calls for “CRM software,” your resume must use those exact words.
Long gone are the days of “pounding
the pavement” with paper copies of your resume when on the hunt for a job- sorry, Boomers!
Now with the majority of job postings existing online, chances are your resume is being seen by robots first and probably being trashed before even making it to the desk of an actual human. Don’t let that thought discourage you; there are ways to evade the immediate rejection from the bots.
Now with the majority of job postings existing online, chances are your resume is being seen by robots first and probably being trashed before even making it to the desk of an actual human. Don’t let that thought discourage you; there are ways to evade the immediate rejection from the bots.
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