If you upload your resume through Monster, CareerBuilder, or USAJobs.com it will be screened using software called the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). It’s goal is to find the well qualified candidates through keyword usage and selection, highlight the job candidates with the best score. Complicated? It sure is. That is why I asked Kristin Johnson, of Profession Direction, to come on the show. Her e-book, Target Your Resume to Win Over the Applicant Tracking System, provides how-to instruction for successfully customizing resumes to advance to the interview rounds of the hiring process.
Kristin laid out the basics about the Applicant Tracking System, and for you, it is a must listen show! We discuss some of the history of the ATS, how significant keywords are to your resume and the role the ATS serves in picking up those keywords. We also discuss a significant way to get around the ATS and we discuss some of the shortcuts that people try to use to game the system.
We will have a transcript for this interview in a few days hoping that will provide additional help for those who need it. Hope you enjoy this episode and find it useful.
About Mark Anthony Dyson
Mark Anthony Dyson is a Career Consultant, Host & Producer of "The Voice of Job Seekers podcast, and Founder of the blog by the same name. Download our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, and many other podcatchers. We are helping the unemployed, underemployed, and under-appreciated job seekers find and create a voice through this platform. Need career services? See the tab that says, "hire me" tab for more information. Career advice is our thing and learning is who we are. How can we serve you today?