3 Reasons Why Your Resume Isn’t Helping You Get Hired
A resume is a critical element in your job
search. In fact, it is the key to helping you to get hired
for a position. It’s important to emphasize “help” because the resume typically
doesn’t get you hired—but it does help you to score an
interview where you can then impress employers enough so they want to offer you
the job.
So, if you’re not getting called in for
interviews, what is it about your resume that isn’t doing the trick? Let’s take
a look at some of the reasons why your resume may not be helping you to get
hired.
1. It Never Makes It Past The Scanning Technology
As a persistent job seeker, you may be aware that
many companies utilize scanning technology that helps them to eliminate resumes
that don’t fit the criteria of the position. With so many applicants submitting
resumes, it can be challenging and time consuming to sift through dozens that
won’t make the cut.
The scanning technology helps to eliminate this
problem by filtering out resumes that don’t list specific words or phrases that
align with the position. For instance, in the nursing field, you might work in
a health care facility, participate in transplant procedures, or work with
people with mental illnesses. If this is true, these phrases should be listed
in your resume to identify you as a qualified candidate.
As you write your resume, be sure to review the
job posting thoroughly for these keywords, and list them strategically
throughout your resume. This way, you won’t be bypassed in the very first step
of the hiring process.
2. It Isn’t Targeted
If you’ve written a resume that incorporates the
correct keywords, it may just make it past the scanning technology. In that
case, great job! But your work is not finished. Another reason why your resume
may not be getting you any interview calls is that it isn’t targeted.
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