I heard that a lot of companies use software to weed out "good" from "bad" resumes. How do those systems work, and is there anything I can do to improve my chances of my resume getting through the system and into the hands of a real person?
Keywords
are the nouns and noun phrases used
by recruiters searching through applicant databases and Web job
sites for resumes meeting the requirements on job descriptions.
["Assistant"
and "manager" are nouns. "Administrative assistant"
and "marketing manager" are noun phrases.]
As appropriate (you do have
the skills, education, etc.), add those words and phrases to your
resume when you apply for that job.