Did you know How HR’s Shortlist Resumes??
Read till end to know how HR’s shortlist resumes for their organizations and make your resume from Ordinary to Outstanding.
Firstly, the HR’s uses ATS (Applicant Tracking System) Software to scan resumes to for specific keywords related to the job requirements.
Then How to get your Resume Shortlisted?
These are some of the tips that you can follow to make your resume shine in stack –
1. Use a Professional Template: Your resume is a mirror that defines and creates your image in front of HR, the more professional you create your resume the more chances of your shortlisting. You can use Canva template for creating your resume.
2. Incorporate Keywords From The Job Posting: The software that HR’s uses scans resumes on specific keywords. For example, if a employer is looking for a Front Office Executive post then add Excellent Communication (written and spoken), Admin work, Back office operations, Computer knowledge that will give you a plus point while shortlisting.
3. Add a Summary: A resume summary highlights “your Key achievements, Skills, and experience. A resume objective outlines your career goals. In other words, a resume objective is more about what you’re looking for in your career.
4. Include Relevant Skills: Employers today are looking for both hard and soft skills for a job.
Hard Skills can be: Computer proficiency, Leadership experience, Organizational know-how, People skills, Collaboration talent, Problem-solving abilities Soft Skills can be: Communication, Team-management, Problem-solving, Creativity, Self-motivation, Multi-tasking, Decision-making.
5. Mention Your Accomplishments: List your accomplishments you have achieved in your previous organizations. Like, Achieving Sales targets, Team lead, Handling clients and customers.
6. Awards and Achievements: Mention your achievements and awards like, Employee of month, Closing a deal, etc.
7. Certification: Add your certificates in resumes of courses you have pursued to elevate your resume to make a plus point in employer’s eyes.
8. Experience: Lastly many candidates forget to add details about their previous experience and updates, which makes a negative impression. So mention the date of joining to the date you served and also add key responsibility you performed their to give a glimpse to employer about you.
