This is really helpful for those trying to enter into the industries as freshers, thank you for this video sir. I appreciate that if you try to make more videos like this to share your knowledge and experience with us, thank you.
Does the frequency of a keyword appearance increase the percentage match. For example, if there are 10 keywords and you have all 10 of them in your resume that’s and 100% match. How does it compare to someone else that has those 10 keywords but some appear twice in their resume would they have a higher match or it’s the same 100%
I don't think it makes a big difference. As you meet that benchmark, you should have a better chance of getting your resume to a hiring manager than people who did not reach 100% .
I really appreciate your video, it made things much more clear. Something is still confusing for me. The main problem I am having with incorporating the phrase or words in my resume is that it ruins the balance of white space in my resume. Like the new sentence might cause a few words to go to a new line, and fixing everything to fit perfectly on one line (to save space) takes so much of my time. Time wise, it just doesn't worth it. Can I just list the keywords in my skills section of the resume instead? Like is there a priority score given by ATS to keywords mentioned in skills vs experience section of the resume?
Would the ATS still work if keywords is in white ? for example; if I put key words at in snall fonts (size 6) and highlighted in white so it can't be seen by human. Essentially, making key tags in my CV for the softwware to pickup but not for human to read. :) Hope that make sense ?
ATS are very advanced nowadays, they would easily pick up words that are highlighted white. I wouldn't do this. If you're caught you can be blacklisted from a company.
An older video so not sure you are watching comments anymore, but how do you take 50 + key words and add them multiple times on a two page document. Seems rather daunting, and impractical. Any advice or clarification might be helpful.
Great video! very informative. Thank you! This is really helpful, I have applied for multiple positions and still waiting. This ATS information really makes a difference. Blessings.
Thank you so much sir. Was dying as why my cv is getting rejected. I got some clarity now. Wanted to know one more thing, as how to show my 1 year career break in the CV. If you can help
My name is Sandipan Sarkar.I am an aspiring data analyst but not getting calls from HR or the recruiters.I need some help so that it can pass through te ATS
Hi Sumit, Thank you so much for sharing this valuable information. I am struggling with matching my resume to JD - As I have seen many times even if I am certain my resume stands out and meet the JD requirements but my application gets rejected Would like connect over LinkedIn can you share your details would highly appreciate it Thank you
Thanks a lot for sharing your wisdom and knowledge. Can you please make videos how to applied those keywords for the ATS on different roles: Sales person, Account Manager, Sales Developer, Business Developer, Marketing, etc. It would be very useful. Thanks a lot in advance!
Thanks, this video is the only video on youtube that actually provides actual software that assists in filtering keywords from a job post to write ATS software-checked resumes, a great video
Hi! I happen to come across your video & I am learning well about the keyword thing in ATS. However, my point is how an entry level person use these techniques. I am a career changer from a completely unrelated field. I am trying to get into tech from a completely non-technical field. I also find a lot of action words these days in job description but I am not able to include them in resume because they don't align well with my work experience from previous non-tech background. My target job involves coding and other stuff but my main field was customer service where I was not generating sales or deploying or contributing into financial growth of the company. I find it really tough to integrate these words into my responsibilities.
If you have found a tech job already, great. If not, maybe it might be better to get into tech support roles and then transfer to coding internally later on. Given, the recent tech layoffs, doing a career change to tech might not be the best timing right now.
thank you for this video sir. i have shifted my strategy fully for my job hunting like you are doing it now. now i focus on applying 2 to 3 roles a day everyday instead of hitting the apply button 20 times. i want to know your opinion of a software called "jobscan". if you have used it of course.
I find it very helpful and insightful in terms of formatting and keywords.. estimated match rate is 75% but 60%+ is suffice depending on job description
Thank you Sumit for this insightful video! Can't wait to implement the learnings from here. What's your thought on "should a person edit the resume every time before applying for a job or make a list of the key words from 4-5 job description and add those key words on one resume and apply with the same?" Looking forward for your response and thank you once again!
Glad you found it useful Neelam. That is a really good question, I’ll do a video on it soon 😊 In short though I usually target 3-4 different types of jobs and create specific CV for each of those job types. So it’s not overly specific to each role, but sufficiently customised to attract the attention of the hiring manager. Hope this helps !
Thank you so much! For the longest time, hearing the term ATS just made my blood boil and looking for key words and phrases to incorporate into my resume was a daunting and challenging task. Hearing your spin take on how we can turn the ATS into something that plays into our favor, how we can change our perception of the ATS as a tool that can eliminate discrimination (though I do not think this is as applicable to entry level applicants), how looking for key terms can actually help with general resume improvement, and that learning/remembering the key words can greatly assist in a first interview has been extremely helpful.
So happy to hear that the video has helped you reframe the thoughts around ATS and use it to your advantage. I wish you all the best in your job search and career ahead !
