I wanted to shed some light on what we see as recruiters in our search databases. I believe if you understand what we see you might make adjustments to help us find you!
You might feel that your resume covers all the criteria or skills you have? However, the real question, does it match the job specification search criteria?
So how does this work?
If you go to an advance search page in Google, you will see a variety of ways to narrow your search to find what you are looking for. It is that simple when we are narrowing our focus on people we need.
Recruiters start with keyword searches
• Last employer
• Degrees obtained
• Location
• Skills
Matching keywords is the area that you need to take into consideration when you are writing your resume. You might need to modify key phrases for each position as well.
If you write you have knowledge of Macintosh computers, and I do a keyword search on “Apple” your resume will not come up in my search.
If you list yourself as a secretary and I search “Administrative Assistant”, again, your resume might not be found.
The words that are in the job description are clues to what the hiring managers are looking for in a candidate. So, you need to pay attention to see if your resume has those keywords included.
I am sure you have the talent and probably can do the work. You need to get noticed. This is just one of many ways to get in front of the hiring personnel.
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