"Recent enhancements include use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and natural language processing (NLP) to facilitate intelligent guided semantic search capabilities offered through cloud based platforms that allow companies to score and sort resumes with better alignment to the job requirements and descriptions. Modern ATSs allow applicants to be sourced from the company's own database of past job applicants." I snagged this nifty quote about Applicant Tracking Systems (aka ATS) from Wikipedia.
Make no mistake, if you are job hunting electronically, you are sending your resume to a computer, not a person. But here's something I didn't know. Job boards like Monster, Indeed, HotJobs and CareerBuilder use Applicant Tracking Systems also. I was under the impression that those sites were just used to "mask" the employer's email information so they weren't inundated with emails or calls from applicants.
These ATSs use what is called parsing software to take the information from your resume and match it to keywords or phrases that are specific to the particular job description. But here's the problem, the job seeker doesn't know what the keywords or phrases are so how do you know how to write your resume so you are the applicant the parsing software likes best? (This also answers the question "Didn't he/she read my resume?! The answer is no.)
This amazing revelation has opened up a whole new can of employment worms. I'm doing some research now and tomorrow's blog entry will be all about trying to make the ATSs love you.
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