Resume Vs. Applicant Tracking Systems: The Tool that gets you through!

by Mary Toomey on May 24th, 2016

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Resume Vs.  Applicant Tracking Systems:   The Tool that gets you through!  

Did you know that 90 % of resumes are often screened out by applicant tracking systems?  MicroTrain’s innovative solution  gets your resume past the robotic ATS and seen by a human being.

Sending out resume after resume and never hearing from an employer is a complaint we heard way too often from our job seekers at MicroTrain.  So, we asked ourselves, “Why are qualified candidates not being called for that first interview?”   It is due in large part because 90 percent of companies use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to search for qualified candidates.   “What is an ATS,” you might ask.   An  ATS is a type of software application that handles the recruitment process, namely by sorting through thousands of resumes, to determine which ones are the best fit for available positions.

If the job seeker’s resume doesn’t have the right keywords, the ATS will automatically reject that resume. MicroTrain has the solution!   Our new, automated RESUME GAP ANALYSIS TOOL    helps job seekers before they send out their resumes.   It does this by taking a resume, comparing it to the job description and then giving  an instant analysis of how well the resume emulates for that particular job.  It even provides feedback of how that resume can optimize for an ATS.  

MicroTrain’s Resume Gap Analysis Tool is easy to use.   Simply paste your Resume, paste the job description and SUBMIT.

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The Resume Gap Analysis will do a keyword occurrence analysis to your resume and tell you what skills and keywords appear in the job ad but not in your resume.   If you have experience with any of the following skills and keywords, check the context they appear in the ad and, if appropriate, add them to the resume.   

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Our clients are already enjoying the benefits of this tool.   Here are some of the comments from one of our PMP classes:   “This is the tool I have been searching for! “   “I wish I had this tool a month ago; I probably would have had interviews by now!”   “ Thank you, MicroTrain, for this tool, it is going to save me a lot of time!”  “If 100 people are applying for the same job I am, I am hoping that no one has this tool but me! This is the advantage that I am looking for!”

You can find the resume gap analysis tool  on TheProfessional.Me,  where you can also upload your resume, get your resume graded as well as analyzed:  https://theprofessional.me/resumes/.     Every job seeker needs to check out the many features of TheProfessional.Me!

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Karine Bucci

Project Management

Great class, loved the interaction and team-building exercises. Plenty of materials and learning tools supplied. Although it was a full week's class, never boring. Donna [Russell] was awesome and gave many supporting examples for better understanding.

Kaycee Ekufu

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The instructor [Al Khalfan] was very knowledgeable in the field. He presented the materials and concepts with a professional touch. He also frequently adds humor to his teachings, which made it easier for me to understand. The support staff was all nice, gentle, caring, and very helpful. The materials, rooms and amenities were excellent and exceeded expected standards.

Jennie

Student Employment Success - Project/Process Manager

My Career Services Manager was very friendly and helpful and had excellent follow-up. She seemed to really care how things were going and kept me moving in the right direction. The resources available in job search were great and the visibility that there were jobs out there looking for my skillset was promising. Additionally, the training, as well as having an updated resume stating the Microtrain course work I had taken made me feel more confident and marketable as I looked for employment. It showed that I was dedicated and took project management and process management seriously.

David

A Cisco Success Story

I attended a resume writing seminar & conducted mock phone interviews with a Microtrain career counselor. These two activities gave me a leg up on distinguishing myself from all the other people looking for work. Since the career counselor's at Microtrain had a track record of getting people hired, their insight and positive past experiences helped me tremendously in getting hired with a Cisco Voice Systems Integrator in the Chicago area. I was hired as a Cisco Voice Tech Engineer with a starting salary of $65,000 / year with a Cisco voice systems reseller located in the Chicagoland area. Microtrain was very instramental in making this a reality. From expediting my WIA grant, to providing excellent hands-on training from knowledgable instructors I was able to achieve becoming certified with my CCNP. Microtrain's career services was the final catalyst in connecting me with this company by communicating with them on my behalf and with me in setting up the interview. One week later and I was hired. No joke. Thanks Microtrain!

D. Easter

PMP Certification Training, November 2008

Thanks Microtrain for conducting a great PMP course that set me on a successful path to obtain my PMP certification. I have passed the test!

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