What Happens to Your CV After Applying for Jobs Online [INFOGRAPHIC]

If you are applying for jobs online you should know about how employers eleminate candidates. It’s not a big secret that each job advert receives many applications from jobseekers and you should optimize your CV to avoid it being culled as the applicant tracking system eliminates the weakest links on the pile.

This infographic from Resunate reminds us again that we need to persuade the machines to approve our application first so that our resume stands a chance to be seen by humans.

Related: What Happens to your CV Once Submitted for a Job Application

Summary

– The HR team receives your CV / Application with hundreds or thousands others.

– Your CV is going through an applicant tracking system.

– Most of the time employers uses keywords to find candidates

– Once your CV matches the keywords the employes has chosen then you may win an interview.

– Otherwise your CV / Application will never been seen by humans.

By Siomara Jubert

As an in-house recruiter and career coach Siomara sees the 2 sides of the coin on a daily basis. It is her personal satisfaction and real passion to help people achieve their career aspirations and goals and that's why Moving Forward CV & Career Coach was founded. Her advice is based on her experience as a recruiter and tailored to each individual and their specific needs. She feels very lucky to be able to work and help incredible people every day."

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