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maggmaster t1_jb7cbxo wrote

Your resume is getting rejected by the pre screening AI. You need a new version.

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thatrussiangirl t1_jb83smk wrote

As someone who has applied to 74 jobs in the past two months, can you say more about this? I’ve changed my resume once and have 3-5 cover letters. Feeling bleak.

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eatstoothpicks OP t1_jb8hq73 wrote

So you're seeing what I'm seeing. Weird, isn't it? I don't know what else to say about it. And ya, it's bleak.

Makes me want to go start a motorcycle shop.

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thatrussiangirl t1_jb98tgc wrote

Indeed. Been having fantasies of starting my own bookstore but need that sweet upfront capital…

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eatstoothpicks OP t1_jbae3hv wrote

A good buddy of mine (who knows a lot about these things) has always told me: Never use your own money. Use the Bank's money. I mean, I guess you have to have a little money of your own.

Why not start with an online bookstore? If you specialize in hard to find books that would be really super cool. And it would require much less overhead. I say start as a side hobby and see what happens. I've got some ideas of my own I'll be exploring soon.

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maggmaster t1_jcbojck wrote

Sorry I didn’t see this. Typically the automatic screeners are looking for particular words for the position, sometimes you can get them right out of the job posting. Sometimes it takes some googling to figure out the key words for the industry.

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eatstoothpicks OP t1_jb7cip1 wrote

That's possible. But I've revved it a couple of times. Any tips on this?

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CarbonReflections t1_jb8bsb7 wrote

Do you run the job listings through a keyword identifier and then alter your resume to use those keywords? That should get you through the screening software.

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eatstoothpicks OP t1_jb8hkwx wrote

Given my experience, my resume actually contains a lot of keywords. That said, no I don't alter my resume for the job listings. I could try it I guess.

But you know, we shouldn't NEED to do that.

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indabl t1_jb8gppc wrote

jam in a bunch of keywords in the blank spaces and then make them white

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[deleted] t1_jb97g2a wrote

people look for that you know, and your resume gets trashed for it.

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eatstoothpicks OP t1_jb8hhlg wrote

Hah! I totally could do that. But something tells me you're joking...

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indabl t1_jb8hogp wrote

I am but in theory it’ll prob beat the ai. too scared to try it myself tho lol

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eatstoothpicks OP t1_jb8hux0 wrote

Hmm. I could always spin up an alternate identity and try it. Seems like a lot of trouble though. I'll noodle on it.

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