Anyone have any experience, or a company to recommend for a CV re-write? I ask as ATS programs are murdering me, and every attempt I make just makes the situation look worse, and there seems to be a lot of cowboys out there. If I'm paying then I want to make sure I don't get stiffed by some yahoo with no more skill than me!
To those who don't know what I'm talking about:
Many recruitment agencies and large companies use something called an Applicant Tracking System (ATS). It's a program that scans any incoming CV's for a job, and then filters out the ones that don't meet the requirements. However like most programs it's very limited, and unless your CV's information is presented in exactly the correct way with exactly the right buzz words you get binned. For the last two years I've been trying to re-write my CV and get an entry level job I'm qualified for, and even have sufficient experience. The other day I applied for a job where my qualifications were listed as desirable. I got binned by an ATS within three hours. Another re-write followed and it actually made my ATS worse.
If you want an example, there's a website called TopCV, you can upload your CV to their website and they run you through an ATS and give you the results.
Note: Most of the "results" page are identical "your CV is crap we can re-write it for you" sales junk, but if you scroll down it does give you a report of what their ATS thinks of you. Be warned you can also only use the service once per email address and the amount of spam pestering you to use their service can be quite staggering.
To those who don't know what I'm talking about:
Many recruitment agencies and large companies use something called an Applicant Tracking System (ATS). It's a program that scans any incoming CV's for a job, and then filters out the ones that don't meet the requirements. However like most programs it's very limited, and unless your CV's information is presented in exactly the correct way with exactly the right buzz words you get binned. For the last two years I've been trying to re-write my CV and get an entry level job I'm qualified for, and even have sufficient experience. The other day I applied for a job where my qualifications were listed as desirable. I got binned by an ATS within three hours. Another re-write followed and it actually made my ATS worse.
If you want an example, there's a website called TopCV, you can upload your CV to their website and they run you through an ATS and give you the results.
Note: Most of the "results" page are identical "your CV is crap we can re-write it for you" sales junk, but if you scroll down it does give you a report of what their ATS thinks of you. Be warned you can also only use the service once per email address and the amount of spam pestering you to use their service can be quite staggering.
