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A similar technique is just keyword flooding your footer in white text. A friend did this and got a remarkable hit rate for interview requests.
by jaydeegee 2y ago
A similar technique is just keyword flooding your footer in white text. A friend did this and got a remarkable hit rate for interview requests.
- mdorazio 2y agoI'm curious how this works in practice. It's been several years since I used an automated job application system, but I remember they would usually parse your resume into a limited set of form fields that you then had to manually check and submit. Are modern systems used by desirable companies really as simple as upload your resume PDF and off you go?
- throwaway743 2y agoYup. I did this a few years back after getting frustrated with few responses. After doing just that they increased significantly. People will say it's not worth it, that it doesn't work in general or because "companies are updating their systems", but from my experience it totally is worth it and apparently a lot of places still aren't using solutions that vet this. Worked particularly well with getting responses from gov applications lol
- red-iron-pine 2y agothat hasn't worked in years mate. it is one of the reasons why many application systems, even if they're able to parse your resume, require that you manually add things like jobs, education, and certifications.
- throwaway743 2y agoWhatever you say.