{"id":1089,"date":"2018-05-18T13:23:31","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T13:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ejobsitesoftware.com\/blog\/?p=1089"},"modified":"2018-05-18T13:23:31","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T13:23:31","slug":"the-secrets-to-beating-an-applicant-tracking-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ejobsitesoftware.com\/blog\/the-secrets-to-beating-an-applicant-tracking-system\/","title":{"rendered":"The secrets to beating an applicant tracking system"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Terena Bell<\/p>\n

Job hunters should know that nearly 40 percent of employers use an applicant tracking system (ATS) to screen candidates for their job openings. Don\u2019t let the name fool you. Applicant tracking systems don\u2019t \u201ctrack\u201d where you are in the recruitment process. They\u2019re aimed at saving employers time by dividing strong candidates from the weak. But the way in which your resume is written \u2014 not the information it conveys \u2014 is what the technology actually uses to decide. As a result, says Josh Bersin, principal at HR consulting firm Bersin by Deloitte, \u201cMost companies have thousands of resumes sitting in a database that they\u2019ve never looked at.\u201d In fact, 75 percent are never seen by a real person.
\nHow applicant tracking systems work<\/p>\n

\u201cIf a job offer is posted via a job board, your resume will likely be scanned by bots before it reaches an actual human being,\u201d says Michael Tomaszewski, a content creator at Upwork. Hit apply, and an applicant tracking system scans your resume for terms that match those used in the job description. Say you\u2019re applying for a product evangelist position, for example. If your resume uses the word \u201cevangelist,\u201d great. The system will pass your application on to a real person. But if your current job title is listed as \u201csales engineer,\u201d no dice.
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Of course, not all systems are so harsh. Some ATS brands are better equipped to take synonyms into account. But the problem is older, exact-match systems are still in use. And Tomaszewski says, \u201cThere’s no surefire way to check if your prospective employer uses ATS.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a little bit of sleuthing, though, Oracle Resumes President Dustin Polk says you may be able to figure it out. Look on the employer\u2019s job page, he says: \u201cMost will be branded somewhere with the ATS vendor’s logo. If you can’t find this anywhere in their listing, mouse over the apply or submit resume buttons and check the destination URL in the bottom of your web browser. If the company is using recruiting software, the destination URL may show which one.\u201d<\/p>\n

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By Terena Bell Job hunters should know that nearly 40 percent of employers use an applicant tracking system (ATS) to screen candidates for their job openings. Don\u2019t let the name fool you. Applicant tracking systems don\u2019t \u201ctrack\u201d where you are in the recruitment process. 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