Job seekers need to compete with many people, even if they have qualifications, skills and experience like no other. It can be frustrating when you submit resume after resume, but you get very little calls. This can happen if other job seekers have tools that you don’t use. Employers should be able to immediately check your credentials and you will be hired immediately. The problem is that, they don’t always be able to find you, regardless of your attempt to market yourself. You need to list your skill and experience in the resume. Your best qualifications should be highlighted. In this case, the resume should be able to speak for itself. The hiring process is actually quite simple, but the competition is intense enough that many qualified job seekers don’t have the chance.
The technology has been driving the corporate hiring process. When you submit the resume, you should make sure that it will immediately go into the corporate database. It is better if the company allows for online submission of resume and you should choose this method, even if the company also allow you to send paper copy. If you mail the resume, it will be scanned into digital form and it’s possible some of the text will be converted poorly. Some human resources staffs don’t even bother to contact you if they find issues with your personal data. This could be among reasons why you get little responses from potential employers. If you want to have better chance, it is better to think like a robot.
You need to check whether the corporate processes of the potential employers are based on automated systems. If they are, you should take steps to make sure that your resume will be noticed. You need to understand how the system behaves. You should consider how your resume will be scanned, searched and interpreted automatically. You shouldn’t assume that your resume will be touched physically by anyone. This will allow you to avoid confusing the system and understand about things that can go wrong with your resume. As an example, your graphics-rich resume could be interpreted by a text-only system, which mean that some of the information will be lost and won’t be taken into consideration in the recruitment process.
Because the system works like a machine, it will remove your resume from the qualification process if it contains even the smallest deficiency. It means that people can lose their chances of getting hired for a small mistake that they do. You need to follow all the requirements to ensure that your attempt to get recruited will be successful. You need to make a complete list of things that are required for recruitment. Each company has unique requirement, so your resume could be acceptable for one company, but not for another. So, if you are aiming to submit your resume to ten potential employers, you need to have a complete list of requirements for each company. This will help you to make all the necessary adjustment for each company.
