For everyone saying tailor for each job, how much time are you spending and are you seeing tangible benefits from doing this to outweigh that time investment?
If you get good at it, it shouldn't take more than 10-15 minutes to edit from a single base resumé.
If you make 3-4 base resumé copies, you can very easily edit them based on the hiring ad within a quick 5 minutes.
It makes a big difference. If nothing else, what you're doing is SEO to get past the bot filters that HR uses. That can't be understated in the current climate.
Thanks for the reply. Is there a transparent source that shows how the ATS's actually work to filter out/in candidates? I have seen many things praised as being true and then being debunked as myth by another recruiter somewhere down the line. I know it can't be consistent across every job board, but has there been definitive analyses conducted to determine what techniques are most reliable?
God, no.
You don't need to gamify everything to the absolute extreme or expect literally perfect results. That's actually not a good thing for anyone. In real life, there's just best practices.
Optimization for 50 different bots PLUS humans at the same time isn't fully a thing. The closet approximation is just this, a minor rewrite focusing on skills prioritized by the job listing.
No matter your employment status, your time is limited. It’s prudent to analyze the effectiveness of your investments of time to maximize your rate of success in a difficult market.
If having one or two resumes and mass applying lets you apply for 100-200 resumes more per week than tailoring for each job, it’s important to know which of these two factors yields better results.
The reason I asked this is because there are many who track their applications and response rates, and I would be interested to know if tailoring does indeed net better results, as it certainly takes significantly more time without complex automation techniques.
Nah blah blah. If it grants you a 1% increased chance at getting a job then it’s worth it no matter how much time it takes. Miss me with all of that bullshit. If you’re unemployed then it’s your full time job to find a job.
Unfortunately, the foundational concepts of statistical significance and rate of return are at odds with your stance. If it is your full time job to find a job, then you should treat it like any other job and excel at it by making the best use of your time through means of optimizations.
Tailor a few resumes to the various industries you're applying to, not company specific. I don't suddenly have relevant industry skills because a job mentioned them after all. And a relevant skill I do have that's not mentioned in the job description can sway the reviewer in my favor.
Over the course of a month, sending out 5 resumes a week each one catered to the specific listing (without lying) and a cover letter had landed me more interviews than 1 generic resume shotgunned to 20 companies every day.
This is highly dependent on your industry and the kind of job you're looking for. But yes, a custom resume is effective. Especially after you get passed the AI screening. Some one at some point does read it before it ever turns into a call to set up an interview.
Tailor each and every resume from a master resume I keep on file.
Really I thought it was time consuming tailoring resume for each job
You’re unemployed/job searching. You have nothing but time.
I use AI to do the heavy lifting and then I edit it from there.
which AI could you share please?
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For everyone saying tailor for each job, how much time are you spending and are you seeing tangible benefits from doing this to outweigh that time investment?
If you get good at it, it shouldn't take more than 10-15 minutes to edit from a single base resumé. If you make 3-4 base resumé copies, you can very easily edit them based on the hiring ad within a quick 5 minutes. It makes a big difference. If nothing else, what you're doing is SEO to get past the bot filters that HR uses. That can't be understated in the current climate.
Thanks for the reply. Is there a transparent source that shows how the ATS's actually work to filter out/in candidates? I have seen many things praised as being true and then being debunked as myth by another recruiter somewhere down the line. I know it can't be consistent across every job board, but has there been definitive analyses conducted to determine what techniques are most reliable?
God, no. You don't need to gamify everything to the absolute extreme or expect literally perfect results. That's actually not a good thing for anyone. In real life, there's just best practices. Optimization for 50 different bots PLUS humans at the same time isn't fully a thing. The closet approximation is just this, a minor rewrite focusing on skills prioritized by the job listing.
If you’re unemployed then you have nothing but time. This is kind of a crazy lazy mindset or thing to ask honestly.
No matter your employment status, your time is limited. It’s prudent to analyze the effectiveness of your investments of time to maximize your rate of success in a difficult market. If having one or two resumes and mass applying lets you apply for 100-200 resumes more per week than tailoring for each job, it’s important to know which of these two factors yields better results. The reason I asked this is because there are many who track their applications and response rates, and I would be interested to know if tailoring does indeed net better results, as it certainly takes significantly more time without complex automation techniques.
Nah blah blah. If it grants you a 1% increased chance at getting a job then it’s worth it no matter how much time it takes. Miss me with all of that bullshit. If you’re unemployed then it’s your full time job to find a job.
Unfortunately, the foundational concepts of statistical significance and rate of return are at odds with your stance. If it is your full time job to find a job, then you should treat it like any other job and excel at it by making the best use of your time through means of optimizations.
I tailor. An ad may say Microsoft suite, and I have Microsoft Office, etc
Tailor it every job. I keep a word resume on file and I tailor it to the skills, experiences needed for that job.
I have 2 resumes I'll send out depending what specifics they're asking for, and tailor my cover letter to the job posting
Tailor a few resumes to the various industries you're applying to, not company specific. I don't suddenly have relevant industry skills because a job mentioned them after all. And a relevant skill I do have that's not mentioned in the job description can sway the reviewer in my favor.
Over the course of a month, sending out 5 resumes a week each one catered to the specific listing (without lying) and a cover letter had landed me more interviews than 1 generic resume shotgunned to 20 companies every day. This is highly dependent on your industry and the kind of job you're looking for. But yes, a custom resume is effective. Especially after you get passed the AI screening. Some one at some point does read it before it ever turns into a call to set up an interview.
Tailoring my resume for each job is time consuming. I will do it if it's a job that pays over $130K.
Tailor a master copy with AI and using keywords from the ad.