By: Sara Meek Source: ResumeLab
As the end of the semester approaches, many students will be looking for jobs. This is a stressful and hard time for graduating seniors and others looking for summer internships. Many students will be sending their resumes to potential employers for them to only get looked at for 15 seconds. How does an employer decide which resume continues on throughout the hiring process? It all comes down to keywords that are incorporated throughout the resume. Keywords are a recent phenomenon that have become extremely important as technology advances. Keywords are nouns that can be found in any job description explaining what the company is looking for in an employee. According to Katharine Hansen, Career Advice Expert, many employers are increasingly relying on keyword-searchable databases, referred to as the Applicant Tracking System, to help read through resumes and find keywords. What Counts as a Keyword? Finding a keyword in a job description to use in a resume can be difficult. Below is a list of potential noun examples that can help optimize a resume. The underlined words are the noun keywords employers are looking for.
Many employers have been shifting away from action verbs that have previously been keywords in resumes. Recently, the shift has been going towards “how” people can complete the action words through examples (or nouns). Instead of just making a list of the keywords, it is important to incorporate them throughout the resume so it sounds natural. Remember to have multiple resumes because different positions will require different keywords. For example, an advertising position and an internal relationships position will require different skills and tasks for each job. It is important to make each resume specific to what the job description is describing. For more information, visit LiveCareer’s advice about keywords here: https://www.livecareer.com/resources/resumes/how-to/write/resume-keywords
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