Formatting Guidelines for ATS-Friendly and Human-Friendly Resumes, Study Guides, Projects, Research of Effective CV Writing

Download Formatting Guidelines for ATS-Friendly and Human-Friendly Resumes and more Study Guides, Projects, Research Effective CV Writing in PDF only on Docsity! FORMATTING GUIDELINES FOR CREATING ATS (APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM)-FRIENDLY, HUMAN-FRIENDLY RESUME When applying for jobs online, many times job seekers are asked to upload a resume. Resumes are “parsed” by an applicant tracking system to pull out individual items, such as name, phone number, company, job title, etc. If the resume is not formatted properly, the resume parser may not be able to pull specific information and that resume may never get into employers database. Here are some guidelines to increase resume compatibility with applicant tracking systems (ATS): 1. Document Type Recommended -Microsoft Word (.doc) -Txt -Rtf Save your resume in the most acceptable formats like Microsoft Word, txt or rtf formats. Not Recommended -Docx -PDF -HTML -Open Office Pdf sometimes gives broken text and many resume parsers/management systems fail to convert the pdf, html, docx and open office files into text. Never ever scan and send your resume as an Image. 2. Body Format Recommended Use generic text type like Arial/Times New Roman. With standard font size (10, 12, or 14) Do not insert pictures/templates inside the resume body. Not Recommended Avoid tables as this will break the continuity of resume when read by the software. 3. Candidate Name Recommended Mention your name clearly in continuation with the First, Last and Middle name. You can use Bold/Italics while writing the name. Not Recommended Do not use any special character like (,;0/- etc. with your name. Do not mention your present designation or any skill set along with your name. Do not use extra spaces between each letter of your name. The system will take the generic words/special characters under elimination category while identifying the name.