Employers are getting slick about the application process and now use software to sift through resumes for specific keywords. Lauren Weber of The Wall Street Journal explains these ‘applicant-tracking systems in a recent piece called “Didn’t Get the Job? You’ll Never Know Why.”
Well, two can play at this game. To combat the ‘tracking’ software, I created the most perfect resume of all time. It’s chock full of every social media term and communications buzzword I could muster.
Go ahead, HR manager, try and overlook me now.
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