Resumes and ATS:
How to make sure
your CV or resume is
read by a person

• Resume
• Executive Resume

Applicant Tracking Software is programmed to scan Resumes, Cover Letters and Statements Addressing the Selection Criteria for keywords and phrases that appear in the job advertisement. It will also search your Melbourne Resume or CV for other information such as names of schools and unis, former employers, experience and qualifications. Consequently, they categorise applications automatically in order of potential interest for the recruiter or hiring organisation. It is also a good way to reduce the workload of the HR Department - if they only have to look at a small percentage of the Melbourne Resumes submitted.

• Make sure the keywords listed in the selection criteria found in the job ad are present in your Melbourne Resume or CV, eNote and Cover Letter. Each organisation has its own language, which you should find a way to give back to them in your Melbourne Resume or CV and Cover Letter.
• To be effective, you don't need to make your Melbourne Resume or CV look pretty, an ATS is a bot, it doesn't care what your Resume or CV and cover letter looks like. It's the words that count.
• ATS bots CANNOT UNDERSTAND designed elements, pictures, text boxes, tables or columns, rendering the information in these unreadable in most cases.
• Use straightforward headings in your Melbourne Resume or CV eNote and Cover Letter such as Education, Qualifications, Career History and References.
• Spell it out, acronyms that is - if you have to use them in your Melbourne Resume or CV and Cover Letter. Include both Bachelor of Arts and BA, so that the bots understand what you are talking about.
• Replace the tired “career objective” with an elevator pitch in your Melbourne Resume or CV. Include the key Melbourne selection criteria for the role as well as your skills and achievements for maximum effect. This will also be a great read when your Melbourne CV or Resume makes its way to the hiring manager.
• Be mindful of using colour, once your Melbourne CV or Resume has passed the ATS screening it will given to a human for reading. Remember, some colour schemes don't print out in grayscale very well.
• Check which file formats are accepted by the recruiter or hiring organisation for your Melbourne Resume or CV. If in doubt, save as PDF as most organisations can read this format. This also preserves the formatting, so before sending convert your working document to PDF to stand a better chance of getting through the scanning process.

Customise every Melbourne Resume or CV and job application for job search success

You MUST customise your Resume and Cover Letter for each and every job you apply for. Failing to customise your Melbourne Resume or CV and eNote means you are more likely to hit the 'no' pile thanks to the ATS bots.

• Resume
• Executive Resume