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Why Hiring Managers Ignore your resume

 Are you hearing nothing but crickets after you submit your resume? There are ways to remedy that.

It's a frustrating cycle to spend hours searching for jobs, sink time into perfecting your applications, and then … *crickets!!*.

Before you throw in the towel (or throw your computer out the window), here are some common reasons your resume is probably getting ignored — plus exactly what you can do to finally get noticed.

Either the company is actively Hiring or the position has been put on hold, you are definitely going to get lost in a sea of resumes so how do you stand out from a hundred of other job applications?

*Not playing smarter than the resume bots*:

If you don't know about resume bots (more technically called applicant-tracking systems), here's a quick rundown: Companies, especially larger ones, use software to rank resumes. This system automatically sorts and scans resumes, weeding out the ones deemed “unfit.” That could mean your resume is getting passed over before any actual human hiring managers put their eyes on it. You could be qualified for other but unqualified to the resume bots. Hence another crickets!!

Solution;

 *Keep the design simple* : Get rid of complicated templates and don't bury information in headers, tables, or footers.

 *Include keywords from the job description in your resume* : These are typically transferable skills used frequently throughout the listing.

 *Don't save your resume as a PDF:* It appears cleaner, but it's not ATS-friendly.

*Not focusing on the job description*.

You should be tailoring and tweaking your resume for every job you apply for. Not only can this help you beat the resume bots (those keywords are important), it can also help you charm the actual humans who are reviewing your resume.

Take note of the qualifications, skills, and requirements in the posting, and make sure you incorporate those throughout your resume when relevant. The easiest place to tailor your resume is in the "Areas of Expertise" section. You can also tweak your resume summary to showcase specific facets of your experience that match up to the job description.

*Not showing your successes*

To show your accomplishments, think about what you did to complete your job. Did you design a spreadsheet? Receive recognition? Hit company quota? When possible, be specific and use numbers to back up your claims.

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