As industries use SEO to find the right applicant for a role, the savvy applicant also uses keywords in a resume to get noticed, according to HR experts. Read on for career insights.
"By using the right language, candidates increase the likelihood a recruiter will see their resume," Chapman said.Due to time constraints or high application numbers, recruiters may use SEO word searches to narrow down the applicant pool significantly, according to Chapman.
ATS systems automatically scan resumes for keywords relevant to a specific job or industry, say HR professionals. "Recruiters have much practice in identifying falsehoods in resumes and skill gaps," Raleigh, North Carolina-based Liz Hogan, digital partnerships manager with Find My Profession, told FOX Business.
In the past, a trend also arose in which job seekers included the exact job posting at the bottom their resume in white-colored font, in order to "trick" the ATS, Hogan said.
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