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. […]
Strategies to Tackle Employment Gaps in Your Job History
If you look online, you’ll find tons of advice for explaining gaps in your employment history. The reason this is so often discussed is that employment gaps can signal that you are unreliable to hiring managers. However, you can employ plenty of good strategies to overcome this obstacle as you establish the game plan for […]
Timing Isn’t Everything…But It Can Be Something.
As I mentioned in my SABA post, when you apply for a job can be almost as important as your application itself. The numbers obviously vary from company to company, but every posting gets on average around 250 applications. The first application comes through in roughly 200 seconds – a little more than three minutes […]