Re: How to beat the resume scanner

[Richard Sobocinski <"Richard_G_Sobocinski%~WHC207"@CCMAIL.PNL.GOV>]

This is news to me!  Can someone explain more about how this
Resumix works?  Has anyone ever seen it in use?

What do you mean by:

Don't keep it short?

         Use all the space that you need to write in great detail
         _all_ the things you have done that are even remotely related
         to your field.  The more detail the better.

What are the 'extra key words'

         Another way to put it is to use "tricky words and key
         phrases".  That means put in _all_ the software, _all the
         standards you're familiar with, _all_ the jargon that you
         think some HR wonk will use to define job requirements.

Does that mean not to use Helvetica and Times Roman?

         Use a good scanable font so that your 1s (ones) don't get
         confused with your ls (ells), same with 0/O -- something with
         serifs.

Why not use MS Word template?

         Not sure about that 'cept that it's a Mickey$oft product.


         The purpose of all this is not to come up with the pretty
         resume with the bold highlights that you send to your
         selected companies.  This resume is the kind contractors get
         entered into a job shop database.  When a client comes to the
         shop and says, "I need 40 writers next week who have 2 yrs
         minimum of LaserPainter experience and at least 5 yrs total
         writing experience and oh, yeah they gotta have some
         knowledge of PerfectDoc and I'd prefer people with military
         experience," the shop plugs in those tricky words and key
         phrases and pulls all the resumes that match -- those are
         the first ones to get the call for the job.  The client
         probably then will get to see a version of the resume
         customized to show the things he's looking for.  Does this
         help?

         Rich