Evil HR Lady

AUGUST 4, 2015

If your company has an online application system, every applicant receives an email like the above. In theory, online application systems are great — the candidate is notified when her resume is received and your human resources team doesn’t have to engage with the candidate unless you want to conduct an actual interview. But if these systems make the entire hiring process easier, why do job candidates hate them so much? “Thank you for submitting your application.

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2015 Sourcing Candidate Resume 66

Career Realism

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

The attraction of a good franchise is its proven system for making money. The tricky part is finding a franchise whose system is truly proven. This is why buying into a new franchise can be risky since they may still be working the kinks out of the system.

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2015 Job Search Assessment Entrepreneurs 44

The Undercover Recruiter

APRIL 23, 2014

7 Steps to Writing a Resume That Beats Application Tracking Systems. Job Search Resume Tips applicant Applicant Tracking System (ATS) applicant tracking systems ATS blank description Font fonts keywords Page resume tips system tracking

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Career Realism

APRIL 27, 2015

If you’re applying for a job online, then your resume is bound to hit the Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). Read “What’s An Applicant Tracking System?” Send your resume in.doc format so every system can read it.

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2015 Job Search 2013 2014 53

Career Realism

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Related: What’s An Applicant Tracking System? This stands for Applicant Tracking System and Mike Glezos from Seo Your Resume calls it: EVIL HR Software. The post 3 Ways To Beat The Evil Applicant Tracking System (ATS) appeared first on CAREEREALISM.

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2014 Craigslist Monster LinkedIn 36

The Undercover Recruiter

MARCH 1, 2016

4 Ways to Optimize Your Resume for Applicant Tracking Systems #TechTuesday. If you’ve ever conducted an online job search, you know how the process goes. You find a great job opening and create an account to start an application.

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Blogging4jobs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Learning management systems—the wet blanket of our working lives. The majority of today’s learning management systems (LMSs) are transactional, back-end, compliance-driven platforms that people visit only when required by HR. Is Netflix an entertainment management system?

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SHRM Compliance Fashion Technology 14

Resume Bear

MARCH 8, 2013

Employee time tracking has many benefits, but there are certain employees that will find a way to cheat the system. It can be difficult to prove that an employee is cheating the system if the worker doesn’t cheat often or if other employees ‘cover’ for the cheater. This abuse of the system will have other employees wondering why they are being honest when others are being paid for dishonesty. Cheating employees can’t cheat this reward system!

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Co-worker 2013 Career Benefits 40

Tim's Strategy

JUNE 20, 2011

Candidates have expressed a lot of frustration with the corporate Applicant Tracking System (ATS). What is my status within your applicant tracking system? There are a lot of different applicant tracking system (ATS) types and corporations can turn on some features and turn off others.

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Dallas Candidate International 2011 26

Blogging4jobs

MARCH 26, 2013

Not everyone has the same value system as you. But that shouldn’t change or alter your own value system. Bonus Track Leadership Life "Golden Rule" "Rayanne Thorn" @Ray_anne blogging4jobs divorce personal values sell wedding rings stolen value system valuesTime to Move On.

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Film Contingent 2013 Compensation 23

Evil HR Lady

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

To read click here: Is your chronically ill coworker just gaming the system Dear Evil HR Lady, Due to your advice, I landed a great job about a year ago. There is only one problem. I work for a small department, and we have a coworker, Jim, who is a very nice guy with a serious absentee problem. For example, this year to date, he has called in sick 32 times. (We We have a shared calendar where we track sick days, vacation, events etc.)

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Blogging4jobs

APRIL 12, 2014

Life without an ATS system can seem liberating at first however, the long term effects are terrifying. I have used several different types of systems (even a simple excel spreadsheet at one point!), Keeping a system will also allow you to keep better track of your metrics and ratios.

2014 27

2014 Candidate Salary Technology 27

Tim's Strategy

MARCH 20, 2013

Today, all sizes of companies use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to select resumes from applicants to fill at least 70% of their job openings. However, ignoring the systems you have eliminated yourself from consideration from 70% of the jobs out there, even if you “network” into a job.

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Federal Discrimination 2013 Networking 23

The Undercover Recruiter

JULY 30, 2013

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) are used by recruiters and companies worldwide as a reliable method of recruiting employees. Despite its exotic name, this cheap application is able to offer you a reliable web-based management system for small and middle sized companies.

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Career Realism

MARCH 3, 2014

In the last few years, the number of companies using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), the software that reads and ranks resumes, has more than doubled. And according to Forbes, 75% of qualified candidates are being weeded out because of these systems. Related: 3 Ways To Beat The Evil Applicant Tracking System (ATS). To deal with these systems, the first thing you should do is make sure your resume can be read by them. Who is hurt by Applicant Tracking Systems?

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Resume Telecommunications 2013 Job Board 16

The Undercover Recruiter

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

This infographic (created by Jobvite ) shows why usability is the most crucial factor for running a good applicant tracking system and gaining a great ROI. Applicant Tracking Systems: Why Usability is Crucial for ROI [INFOGRAPHIC].

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Social Media Media 2013 Employers 27

Blogging4jobs

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

You can get creative and piecemeal together multiple software products to get what you need, but after adding MailChimp, Gmail or Chrome extensions and your typical ATS to the mix, you have a patched together system that is inefficient, flawed and probably still not capable of all that you need.

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HR Capitalist

MAY 11, 2015

If they didn't feel like they could get behind the company's radical new management system—in which there are no traditional managers or job titles—he would give them until April 30 to decide whether they wanted to leave in exchange for at least three months' severance. The company said it was offering the option to eligible employees in order to expedite the new system's adoption. What's next at Zappos? Commune? Nude Commune?

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HR Capitalist

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

We love features like self assessments and 360s in our performance solutions. But they're a crutch. Here's why: Self Assessments - your best people are harder on themselves than you are. Your worst people and even those in between give themselves more credit than they deserve - setting your managers up for something they're not good at - conflict. 360 Review s - the more I talk to people using these as part of the review process, the more often I hear that the feedback coming in isn't great.

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Assessment 2016 Management 23

Careers Done Write

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Dear Deb: I am a 54 year old systems administrator and I see the writing on the wall. Another strategy is to build your skills in a specialized area such as system security. Will cloud computing eliminate my job? What can I do about it?

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San Francisco Kansas City Kansas Technology 31

reCareered

JULY 11, 2012

Employers don't invest in Applicant Tracking Systems to find the best candidates. Featured Hiring Systems/ATS reCareered Blog applicant tracking systems ATS career career change career coach getting found Job job search Planning research Resume resume search optimizationLearn why ATSs don't (and aren't designed to) find the best candidates. Continued at [link].

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WorkAlpha

MARCH 5, 2014

I recently read an article that referred to the applicant tracking system, the automated process companies use to narrow down qualified candidates, as the resume black hole. The post How to Make Sure That Your Resume Gets Through the Applicant Tracking System? Resume Applicant Tracking System Featured Resume Tips Resume Writing

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Candidate 2014 Resume Resume Writing 15

The Undercover Recruiter

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Right now, the one of the big fads among career “experts” who completely miss the point is to talk about how to beat Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), those […]. Don’t Write Your Resume for an Applicant Tracking System. One of the fun parts (for me at least) about being a career coach is seeing some of the terrible advice that other people are giving out.

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Job Search 2014 Career Coaching Career 26

Blue Sky Resumes

AUGUST 7, 2014

What are resume screening systems and why are they bad for job seekers? Automated resume screening systems became popular during the late 1990s, into the early 2000s and now almost any sizeable company uses one. Resume screening system hack #1: Use the right file format.

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2014 Job Search Fashion Resume 42

Professional Resume Services

OCTOBER 1, 2013

The Job Search Success System has more to offer than getting your foot in the door; the skills you learn will help you be successful throughout your career as you struggle to keep up with the market. Competition is unfortunately part of the picture in searching for a job.

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Benefits Goals Salary Coaching 11

Blogging4jobs

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

When working with your HR technology suite and other important software and systems, it is important that you be aware of how everything you use works together, or its ability to be integrated in a way that makes your job easier. On-premise systems are a thing of the past.

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2015 Family International Quitting 21

Blogging4jobs

AUGUST 28, 2012

A few years back, I learned about and quickly embraced the Systems Thinking approach to business. Systems thinkers look an awful lot like today’s successful leaders. The inner workings of an organization, not individuals or a single events, are what create a true system.

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Sourcing 2012 Family 11

Personal Excellence Blog

AUGUST 11, 2015

I recently decided to retire 2 of my premium courses, Blogging Success Program and The Passive Income System and they have already been removed from PE Courses sales page with effect immediately. Hey everyone!

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Career Alley

APRIL 20, 2013

You don’t have to buy newspapers every single day just to peruse through the pages for job openings; there is a better, cheaper and more efficient way of doing things and that is through the use of online job search information systems. The following are some of the said systems.

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Blogging4jobs

APRIL 25, 2012

With our transfer to and fascination with all things virtual , have we lost the need to organize, color-code, systemize, and categorize? Bonus Track Social Media Work "Rayanne Thorn" @Ray_anne blogging4jobs categorize color-coding CRM media new front porch organize rolodex systemize Yoda

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California Candidate LinkedIn Technology 18

Ask A Manager

APRIL 5, 2012

A reader writes: During my job search, I’ve come across several organizations that use rigid online application systems. Having applied to this employer before, I know that marking no would automatically kick me out of their system. I don’t want to lie on an application, but I also don’t want to be eliminated simply because of their ridiculous system.

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Job Search 2012 Candidate Interviewing 18

Water Cooler Wisdom

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

In the business world, the nonprofit world, academia, you name it, there is something known as “the system.” The system is a set of rules for how things must be done, and how people must conduct themselves. The system” is associated with bureaucracy, and we who must work within its confines often find ourselves frustrated and angry. Railing against “the system” also seems to be a safe way of complaining. 

Management 8

Management 2012 8

reCareered

AUGUST 13, 2012

It's common knowledge that large companies use applicant tracking systems - they've been doing it for years. Learn why most employers (even small ones) use applicant tracking systems. Featured Hiring Systems/ATS reCareered Blog applicant tracking systems ATS career career change career coach employer hiring Job job search PlanningContinued at [link].

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Coaching Career 2012 Employers 6

Blogging4jobs

DECEMBER 6, 2016

The fact that computer systems are vulnerable to hacking is nothing new. He would rather quietly reside in someone’s computer system and steal IDs and ideas. In a major attack he would eventually get shut out of the system.

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Banking Hotels Retail Insurance 8

Ask A Manager

JULY 20, 2017

Application system is flagging me as using “inappropriate words” I’m currently on my first real post-grad job hunt and your website has been super helpful in terms of cover letters and resumes! This is just a weird part of some online application systems. I’d say it’s moderately annoying, but not so egregious that it demands that good people fight back … but that if you want to advocate for a different system, it would be entirely reasonable to do so.

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Women Cover Letter Working from Home Resume 5

Blogging4jobs

OCTOBER 7, 2012

Trend 3: Core Systems are Moving to the Cloud. There are no upfront capital costs associated with the systems, and maintenance expenses are usually low. For example, many applicant tracking systems come equipped with candidate matching or applicant filtering.

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Technology Sourcing Benefits Candidate 23

WorkAlpha

APRIL 17, 2014

Job Search Applicant Tracking System Job Search Tips It is well-known that in today’s economy, job seekers face unprecedented challenges. One of them is the large number of applicants chasing just a few openings, but another is their lack of understanding of the rules of the competition. Many discount the fact that employers use different methods of selecting final candidates by applying certain […]. The post How to Compete in Today’s Job Market appeared first on WorkAlpha.

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Executive Career Brand

JULY 11, 2016

When I speak with my clients for the first time, and we discuss crafting and strategizing their LinkedIn profile and resume, most of them don’t know about the resume black hole, or Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). How do Applicant Tracking Systems work?

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HR Capitalist

MARCH 18, 2011

Dear Stan: We're dropping you this system-generated note because we wanted you to have closure. You didn't get the job you applied online for with our company. We could give you some standard line about your background being impressive, but that's obviously not true for the hundreds of applicants receiving this automatic note, so we won't.

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Ask A Manager

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Is our new employee ranking system insane? We have a new HR head who is shaking things up (a good thing) but a change to our performance evaluation system leaves me scratching my head. Yeah, that’s a ridiculous system. how often can you take mental health days, is this employee ranking system insane, and more was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. How often can you take mental health days?

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2017 Quitting Management US 9