Ask a Recruiter: What’s The Most Common Resume Mistake You See?
Virtually the entirety of my career has been looking at resumes. Today, as a Resume Writer and Career Coach, it encompasses at least 70% of my day. I spent 15 years in the recruiting industry operating on all sides – recruiter, sales, marketing, and training. I’ve looked at more resumes than I can count and I […]
Can You “Beat” the ATS?
Every conversation I have with a client looking to update their resume includes questions about the dreaded Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Before we talk about beating an ATS, let’s define what what an ATS actually is and how it works. I’ve written a longer post about this before (link here), but ultimately an ATS is […]
What is an Applicant Tracking System, and Why Should it Matter to Me?
You may have heard the radio commercials for online recruiting software that says it can help businesses and candidates that are suited to their open positions. Sound familiar? Well, the way that they do this is through the use of applicant tracking systems (ATS). In short, ATSs are software programs that help sort through data. […]