Job Seeking? Do This 5-Minute Hack for More Interviews

For most of us, the days of walking into an office to submit a paper résumé are long gone.

Modern hiring is fast, it’s highly digital, and it can be unforgiving if you don’t know the right ways to approach it. Hiring industry pros - résumé writers, recruiters, and hiring managers - frequently find ourselves talking about applicant tracking systems (ATS).

In fact, anybody with a Pulse (see what we did there?) on the hiring market can tell you that the best way to boost your résumé’s performance in ATS is to add relevant keywords that make you more likely to be found in searches.

But improving your résumé with keywords is only the tip of the iceberg. Today we’re digging a bit deeper to bring light to a simple yet often overlooked tip: once you build up your résumé, share it!

Because of the high-speed nature of modern hiring, you need to get your résumé out to the world ASAP. Mere seconds could separate you from the job you want, just because you weren’t in a database when the right person was searching in it.

By uploading your résumé to job boards, you are enabling recruiters and hiring managers to find you by searching for candidates with keywords. And some of these job boards have software which will automatically scan its database of résumés and suggest candidates for a company to interview.

Here’s a quick breakdown of where you can create a free profile and/or upload your résumé:

Indeed - https://www.indeed.com/ Monster - https://www.monster.com/ ZipRecruiter - https://www.ziprecruiter.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/ Glassdoor - https://www.glassdoor.com/

Many employers will use aggregators to post to multiple sites at once, so it’s not uncommon to see a job posted in more than one place. But maximizing your résumé’s exposure is one surefire way to improve your job search.

Getting a second opinion on your résumé is always a good idea. CareerPulse has a team of certified résumé writers who will take the time to create personalized documents and provide helpful advice, making your next career move easy and successful.

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