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John BalchunasWorkforce Development Director
N O R T H C A R O L I N A B I O T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T E R
The Résumé Black Hole
SMALL ORGANIZATIONS
What happens when you submit your application?
MEDIUM/LARGE/GLOBAL COMPANIES
What happens when you submit your application?
An enterprise-level software system used to efficiently automate and manage:– Job Posting– Applicant Screening– Tracking & Reporting
What happens when you submit your application?
WHAT IS AN APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM (ATS)?
WHAT IS A TYPICAL WORKFLOW?
What happens when you submit your application?
1. A job opening triggers a requisition request
2. HR reviews the requisition and posts the job to the web.
3. You apply for the job.
4. Applications are reviewed, rejected, or forwarded to hiring manager based on qualifications.
5. HR and Hiring Managers interview candidates.
5. Someone gets a job offer.
The Résumé Black Hole
3. You apply for the job.
4. Applications are reviewed, rejected, or forwarded to hiring manager based on qualifications.
WHAT GOES ON IN THE BLACK HOLE?1. ATS categorizes chunks of information.2. The system compares your résumé with others.3. Résumés are filtered and/or ranked based on set
priorities, including:– Screening Questions– Geographic– Referral source– Contextual use of keywords
4. Recruiters review and identify candidates.
5. Contact initiated or résumé “kept on file.”
The Résumé Black Hole
A FEW COMMON ATS MISCONCEPTIONS• Algorithms just search for “keywords.”• Real people don’t even read the
résumés anymore.• One wrong answer on an application
form will ruin your chances.• Knowing someone at the
company doesn’t matter anymore.
The Résumé Black Hole
BEFORE APPLYING FOR A JOB
How can you better navigate the résumé black hole?
• Create your foundational résumé.• Save your résumé in several formats
and know when to use them:–Microsoft Word/RTF– PDF– Plain Text
CREATING A PLAIN TEXT RÉSUMÉ
How can you better navigate the résumé black hole?
1. Use the “Save As…” feature to save your document as a .TXT file.
2. Open the document in Notepad.3. Disable “Word Wrap.”4. Use spacing, capitalization, and
plain text lines to restore formatting.
CREATING A PLAIN TEXT RÉSUMÉ(1)
How can you better navigate the résumé black hole?
In Word/PDF, everything looks good
CREATING A PLAIN TEXT RÉSUMÉ (2)
How can you better navigate the résumé black hole?
Everything gets garbled when converting to plain text by:
– You– Cut/Paste– ATS
CREATING A PLAIN TEXT RÉSUMÉ (3/4)
How can you better navigate the résumé black hole?
Use Notepad to reintroduce formatting that is safe for cutting and pasting
WHEN APPLYING FOR A JOB ONLINE
How can you better navigate the résumé black hole?
• Customize your résumé based on the job posting.
• Upload the .DOC or cut/paste information from the .TXT version.– PDFs can be problematic for ATS systems
• Fill out all fields, including salary information.• Take your time with open-ended
screening questions.• Use your professional network to let
people at the target company know you applied
WHEN APPLYING FOR A JOB ONLINE
How can you better navigate the résumé black hole?
• Prioritize your job targets at a potential employer. – DON’T apply to every job you feel qualified to fill.– Applying to many unrelated positions can come
across as indecisiveness or desperation
• DO apply online, whether you sent your résumé to a person or not.
• DO respond promptly to any correspondence from the company.
N O R T H C A R O L I N A B I O T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T E R
John BalchunasNorth Carolina Biotechnology
CenterJohn_balchunas@ncbiotech.org
www.ncbiotech.org
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