{"id":175539,"date":"2017-05-21T15:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=175539"},"modified":"2017-05-19T17:06:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T15:06:57","slug":"how-to-write-a-cv-that-gets-past-a-companys-automated-filtering-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/175539\/how-to-write-a-cv-that-gets-past-a-companys-automated-filtering-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"How to write a CV that gets past a company’s automated filtering systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the name of making things easier for companies by \u201cpre-filtering out\u201d unqualified candidates, the peddlers of ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems)<\/span>\u00a0software have dehumanized the hiring process and sent a terrible message to job seekers – conform to the requirements of our machines, or risk being ignored, says career expert\u00a0Anish Majumdar, speaking to Glassdoor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a result\u00a0applicants have begun\u00a0to use job postings to identify keywords that they belive will help their CVs be more successful.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This is wildly ineffective, because most job postings are a mix of \u201cmust have\u201d skills, \u201cgood to have\u201d skills, and \u201cpie in the sky\u201d skills that someone decided to stick in at the last minute, said Majumdar.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Try to play to all of these areas and your resume will end up looking like Frankenstein\u2019s monster.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Instead,\u00a0Majumdar broke down how to get past these automated systems, and still have your CV be eye-catching\u00a0when a hiring manager is reviewing it.<\/p>\n

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Using LinkedIn\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Majumadar recommends creating a shortlist of 10-15 direct competitors through LinkedIn, before starting on your CV.<\/p>\n

“For example, let\u2019s say I\u2019m going after a Chief Medical Officer position. By using LinkedIn\u2019s search function to pull up fellow CMOs, I can quickly gather together the URLs of highly qualified people who currently have this job.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Now, I\u2019m going to scroll down to the \u201cFeatured Skills & Endorsements\u201d section of their profiles. These are keywords, and the best part is that they\u2019ve been pre-optimized by going through the LinkedIn system. You don\u2019t need to wordsmith any of these keywords.”<\/span><\/p>\n

At this point you should write down any and all keywords that you might remotely possess., said\u00a0Majumadar.<\/p>\n

Now that you have this general list, do the following:<\/span><\/p>\n