Have you applied to a bunch of jobs with no results? There is a chance a human never even sees your resume! This is because of the systems that a vast majority of large and small companies use to filter resumes. These systems are called applicant tracking systems and they can work with you or against you.

These systems are looking for certain keywords in order to push the resume through to humans. No matter how much of a star you are if your resume/cover letter doesn't match the keywords of the industry and job listing you won't move forward. My clients never worry about this and you shouldn't have too either.

Here are 3 action steps to get you passed the ATS systems and toward the interview!.

1. Use simple formatting Colors, unusual fonts can sometime be unreadable by the ATS systems and passed on. Keep it simple with all formatting on the cover letter and resume.

2. Match the language of the job listing in your cover letter. Make sure the cover letter reflects the job role. This helps you look attractive to the bots used in this process and once you do reach human hands it sales your skills in relationship to the role in a quick glance.

3. Use industry key words- This is one of the secret sauce methods I use to get swift job interview results for my clients. This is likely the most key step. You need to make sure you have the general industry key words within your resume. Go to this website I use and look up the job/role/career you seek once you find it be sure to add all the keywords that are related to that role/career/job. Here is the site https://resumeyeti.com/resume-keywords/

Best of luck and of course let me know if you have any questions!

--To being the hero of your story!