Here is a little food for thought about who is going to read your resume!
On the way to your new job…
Before you can be hired, you must be interviewed;
Before you can be interviewed your resume must make it into the interview stack;
Before your resume makes it into the interview stack, it must pass the ATS screen.
Why do over 87% of employers now use ATS screens?
Well, thank the internet!
Finding out about job openings is easier than ever before, and applying is easier than ever before. Back in the day, you could send 50 job applications by USPS for about $25, or overnight via FEDEX for about $1000. Neither one worked if you were broke!
Today, if you can copy and paste, you can send 100’s even 1000’s of job applications on the internet for FREE. Consequently, employers are besieged with 100’s of applications for every job offered and the majority are not qualified. There is a pervasive world mindset, that if it’s free to apply why not take a chance? Free lotteries, free drawings, free coupons and free job applications.
The answer was and is, ATS. Applicant Tracking Software, which has grown from a simple database, to a system that can evaluate and screen applicants, reject applications and in a few minutes pare down 1000 applications to the preferred number which is usually FIVE!
When you consider a recruiter working with a hiring manager could spend weeks on reading 1000 applications, it comes as no surprise that the vast majority of employers would rather invest in ATS than in paycheck after paycheck to recruiters and hiring managers just to read employment applications! (at only 10 minutes per app that is 166 hours if each one gets a thorough study)
In fact, today’s ATS systems are capable of selecting the five finalist candidates and even setting the interview appointment!
If you never considered ATS to be important, you should realize that ATS is the single gatekeeper standing between you and having a live human read your resume. The lesson learned here is you absolutely must write your resume for both ATS and the human reader. Nothing less will produce the results you are looking for!
Be sure to take advantage of my offer to run a FREE ATS audit of your existing resume as well as perform an actual deep dive with human feedback! No charge.
Then, you will know how your resume stacks up against today’s best practices. To receive your FREE analysis, just respond by attaching your resume to this LinkedIn message or email [email protected]
You will receive a 9 page, custom analysis, free!
(I am also available to chat, but you will enjoy a much greater benefit after I have first had an opportunity to closely review and respond to your resume.)
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Final thought: COVID19 has fundamentally changed how the world is doing business while creating many unexpected opportunities. This is a great time to have a fresh and up-to-date resume as a first step in moving forward!
Positive thoughts,
Glenn
Glenn Mitch Sitter
Professional Resume Writing for both ATS and the human reader