Enhance Your Resume with Keywords

Searching for a new job? The first eyes on your resume may not be eyes at all, but your future employer’s Applicant Tracking System.

This digitized version of candidate screening brings with it a whole new set of résumé rules. No longer are human resources managers scouring résumés looking for intriguing phrases on luxurious linen paper. Now, résumés are downloaded into a database and digitally searched for specific keywords. If your résumé doesn’t contain the keywords the employer is looking for, consider yourself overlooked.

To learn how to maximize your resume’s searchability, read the full article here.

Originally published on careerbuilder.com by Kaitlin Madden.

Marcianne Kuethen

Marci loves writing and editing Amtec's blog posts. She also likes walking her dogs, gardening in her backyard, and painting ninja warriors on large canvases in her spare time.

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