My sister's job application got auto-rejected by a resume scanner for a role she was perfect for, and now she's convinced the system is rigged. Are these tools fair filters or broken gates?

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Resume scanners are just doing what human recruiters always did but faster. They look for keywords that match the job description. If your sister's resume didn't have the right terms, it's like showing up to a construction site without your tools listed. The system isn't rigged, it's just following rules. People need to learn how to write for the machine first, then the human.

wade8716d ago

Copying keywords from the job ad into a resume got mine past the scanners.

karen3615d ago

My friend got rejected for months. Then she literally copied phrases from a job ad, like "managed cross-functional teams" and "agile project lifecycle." Next week, she got an interview. It was the exact same job she was already doing. The words just needed to match.

linda_dixon495d ago

Sounds broken to me, vera_robinson36.