Resume Format Review

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Lockheed Martin
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Sep 30, 2020 4 Comments

Hello guys!

Any recruiter or resume writer willing to check with their ATS system if my resume template is correct? (I.e is translated properly when running through ATS)

Thank you!!

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  • Boeing
    FieldLover

    Go to company page Boeing

    FieldLover
    Ok here’s the secret. And FYI I’m at AWS, if that gives me any credibility

    Each resume you send should be customized to the job description. Not saying rewrite it all, but have a “base resume” that you edit.

    For example, if your resume says that you have done programming in python, but the job description says “experience with scripting and automation with python”, then literally use the phrase “experienced with scripting and automation with python”

    If they use an acronym, then you use the same one. Similarly, if you say “VM” in your resume but they say “virtual machine”, then change yours to match the description

    The more lines out of the job description that you can do this with, the better. Obviously don’t lie, but use their words as much as possible. This will get you to the top of any ATS stack
    Sep 30, 2020 2
    • Cisco
      yesguy

      Go to company page Cisco

      yesguy
      Good point. Does this apply to each of AWS/Amazon positions, since they share same portal profile and resume upload ?
      Sep 30, 2020
    • Boeing
      FieldLover

      Go to company page Boeing

      FieldLover
      Tbh no idea. I don’t try to apply to too many positions within a company at once. I also know that places like goog have 1 ultra generic job posting for SWE, and there is almost nothing you can do there because there are only 5 lines total in the description. Gotta get a referral at that point
      Oct 1, 2020
  • New / Eng
    Optimu

    New Eng

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    Lockheed Martin
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    Thanks for providing a very thoughtful response. I will keep this in mind. How credible is using softwares like Jobscan? I tend to get at least 80% match to job descriptions but to no luck. For this reason I'm starting to wonder if it's my format or if the market is just rough for MechE's
    Sep 30, 2020 0