ATS (applicant tracking system) resume tuning 2022 # of times keyword appears make sure critical skills appear 2-3 times critical skills: look at required skills section. which skills are mentioned most? my “core competency” or “tehnical skills” category section words get automatic 6 month experience length length of experience for a skill: if amount of time at a job = 3 years, then keywords under it get 3 years create a work cloud from resume and job desc use both abbreviated and full versions of terms — Popular ATS: Taleo Workday Greenhouse — ATS config: 1. parameters ATS is configured for is done by recruiting team for a given job desc 2. filtering questions v. important ***** 3. keywords 4. title: change your title to the one in the job desc 5. no cute stuff. colors, emojis, images, creative job titles, etc. 6. no spelling and grammer mistakes 7. formatting: no columns, no images, no graphs. may not parse correctly. clean and safe design is best. 8. use of terminologyg: don’t just use IT, use Information Technology as well. (use both abbreviation and long form) 9. use word doc format always. this is best. pdf, jpg may be problematic.