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Beyond The ATS: How and Why to Target Your Resume
Here are 5 trade secrets to ensure your resume gets the hiring manager's attention.

By Carol Henger
Are you already adding key words to your resume to get it past an ATS (Applicant Tracking System), and still not hearing back from many employers? You are not alone and here is why: There is another critical step in the resume process that most job seekers skip, and that is targeting your resume to the first human being who will read it, a recruiter, or an HR representative. Today I’m going to share the best kept secret I have for appealing to the people who make the decision on whether your resume will go to the hiring manager or not.