“Job Searching? Hi-Tech Screening Could Freeze You Out” |
| Job Searching? Hi-Tech Screening Could Freeze You Out Posted: 16 Feb 2011 08:25 PM PST POSTED: 5:57 pm EST February 16, 2011 BOSTON -- Still looking for a job? Your resume may not be clicking with employers. It's all about getting through the huge automated screening that can make or break your chances of getting hired.MacArthur,31, just landed a new job at a multimedia company. But it wasn't easy."I must have applied for 80 to 100 jobs. I went on a tear. It wasn't working," said MacArthur.She had been searching for over a year with no luck. Then she changed her strategy."I started a Twitter page and started going to meet-ups," she said.That's when her job search really took off."It's the only way to get ground level intelligence of what's going on as far as job," she said.Hollister's job recruiting team isn't surprised. They use social media sites to learn more about a job candidate, after looking at their resume."Make sure your profile aligns with the resume you have out there. They're going to Google and LinkedIn to see what kind of presence you have," said Hollister's Chris Rose.But Rose says the other key is hidden in every job posting: buzzwords that are then used to sort through a stack of resumes.Hollister recruiter Kevin Sullivan demonstrated the procedure."What I type in is the key qualifications for the role. I click that link and it gives all the candidates in that folder group. I click on the folder group category and select 'creative' as we want someone oout of the creative world, not accouting or IT," said Sullivan.Experts say the most successful job searchers have a concise resume with buzzwords that exactly match job descriptions. And they use the Internet to research prospective employers.If an applicant suspects they are part of a huge applicant pool, experts say they should use LinkedIn to search out a manager at the company and send an in-mail to that person. That way the contact information lands right on their desktop.Every tool is vital when you consider only 15 percent of job applicants get an in-person interview. Copyright 2011 by TheBostonChannel.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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