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"Applicant Tracking Systems 101 for Job-Seekers: Understanding the ATS Technology That Dominates Online Job Search" Follow up to their annual report: Have Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) "Ruined" Recruiting and Hiring and Job Search? which I already have added to our Diigo group. Great overview of how ATS works and what to do about it.

"Applicant Tracking Systems 101 for Job-Seekers: Understanding the ATS Technology That Dominates Online Job Search" Follow up to their annual report: Have Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) "Ruined" Recruiting and Hiring and Job Search? which I already have added to our Diigo group. Great overview of how ATS works and what to do about it.

"How to Get the Applicant Tracking System to Pick Your Resume" from bigInterview. Good explanation of how ATS work, the history of ATS, why used by more and more employers. Also good easy checklist of tips for resume writing for ATS.

"How to Get the Applicant Tracking System to Pick Your Resume" from bigInterview. Good explanation of how ATS work, the history of ATS, why used by more and more employers. Also good easy checklist of tips for resume writing for ATS.

" 5 Reasons Why Job Boards Aren't As Effective Anymore Don Goodman November 24, 2015 Job Search At one time, job boards were the way to go for job seekers. It's where you could post your resume for employers and recruiters to view, and apply to job openings. But today, it's a different story. Related: Reactive Vs. Proactive Job Search Strategies Job boards are simply not as effective anymore since there are social media outlets like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter where you can pretty much network your way to the right contacts. The fact is, job boards have a 2-4% effectiveness rate whereas networking has over a 50% effectiveness rate." More than 85% of employers use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to review and rank resumes according to skills, experience, keywords. Companies use internal algorithms, so out of an average of 400 resumes using these measures results in only 10 - 20 even looked at. Most hiring managers and recruiters use Linkedin first. Job board resumes are still viewed, but chances are the info is outdated so relying on Linkedin makes sense for recruiters. Niche job boards are worth going to, but to be more productive tie into direct networking through the right contacts.

" 5 Reasons Why Job Boards Aren't As Effective Anymore Don Goodman November 24, 2015 Job Search At one time, job boards were the way to go for job seekers. It's where you could post your resume for employers and recruiters to view, and apply to job openings. But today, it's a different story. Related: Reactive Vs. Proactive Job Search Strategies Job boards are simply not as effective anymore since there are social media outlets like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter where you can pretty much network your way to the right contacts. The fact is, job boards have a 2-4% effectiveness rate whereas networking has over a 50% effectiveness rate." More than 85% of employers use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to review and rank resumes according to skills, experience, keywords. Companies use internal algorithms, so out of an average of 400 resumes using these measures results in only 10 - 20 even looked at. Most hiring managers and recruiters use Linkedin first. Job board resumes are still viewed, but chances are the info is outdated so relying on Linkedin makes sense for recruiters. Niche job boards are worth going to, but to be more productive tie into direct networking through the right contacts.

Interesting annual report from quintcareers.com from 2012 about how ATS works, and how it screens out 90% of applicants based on key words only. Employers use it because of the sheer numbers of resumes they get and the cutting of ranks of hiring decision-makers , but there are many problems with ATS.

Interesting annual report from quintcareers.com from 2012 about how ATS works, and how it screens out 90% of applicants based on key words only. Employers use it because of the sheer numbers of resumes they get and the cutting of ranks of hiring decision-makers , but there are many problems with ATS.

"The Easy How-To Guide to Formatting Resumes for Applicant Tracking Systems" by Lisa Rangel on LinkedIn. Quick, easy to read explanation of what ATS is, how it works, and how to format a resume for ATS success.

"The Easy How-To Guide to Formatting Resumes for Applicant Tracking Systems" by Lisa Rangel on LinkedIn. Quick, easy to read explanation of what ATS is, how it works, and how to format a resume for ATS success.

The "A" list of diversity leaders in the community on YWCA's webpages--look at their speakers from major businesses in this area at YWCA events.

five tips for optimizing resumes for ATS

Advice from career consultant Alison Doyle, About.com's resident job search expert, about being specific in our resume for both ATS and human screeners

Advice from career consultant Alison Doyle, About.com's resident job search expert, about being specific in our resume for both ATS and human screeners

"Beat the Robots: How to Get Your Resume Past the System & Into Human Hands" from theMuse by Mark Slack and Erik Bowitz. Good, simple 4 step process for optimizing resumes for ATS.

"Beat the Robots: How to Get Your Resume Past the System & Into Human Hands" from theMuse by Mark Slack and Erik Bowitz. Good, simple 4 step process for optimizing resumes for ATS.

Great checklist and do's and don'ts for optimizing your resume for ATS including formatting, keywords, fonts, sections, and others.

Great checklist and do's and don'ts for optimizing your resume for ATS including formatting, keywords, fonts, sections, and others.

"Applicant Tracking System Tools for Job-Seekers" has a list of resources for ATS optimization of resumes including articles, blog posts, and tools.

"Applicant Tracking System Tools for Job-Seekers" has a list of resources for ATS optimization of resumes including articles, blog posts, and tools.

By Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of FlexJobs.com. Her take on the status of Job Boards today. She has 3 observations: Boards have changed, job postings haven't and need to be updated; big box job boards focus on volume, smaller niche job boards on a refined pool of potential applicants; ATS/RMS keep candidates and hiring managers apart. New technologies such as gaming used by Marriott may erase this.

By Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of FlexJobs.com. Her take on the status of Job Boards today. She has 3 observations: Boards have changed, job postings haven't and need to be updated; big box job boards focus on volume, smaller niche job boards on a refined pool of potential applicants; ATS/RMS keep candidates and hiring managers apart. New technologies such as gaming used by Marriott may erase this.

"Older, wiser and a lot of them The world is on the cusp of a staggering rise in the number of old people, and they will live longer than ever before. Over the next 20 years the global population of those aged 65 or more will almost double, from 600m to 1.1 billion. The experience of the 20th century, when greater longevity translated into more years in retirement rather than more years at work, has persuaded many observers that this shift will lead to slower economic growth and "secular stagnation", while the swelling ranks of pensioners will bust government budgets. But the notion of a sharp division between the working young and the idle old misses a new trend, the growing gap between the skilled and the unskilled. Employment rates are falling among younger unskilled people, whereas older skilled folk are working longer. The divide is most extreme in America, where well-educated baby-boomers are putting off retirement while many less-skilled younger people have dropped out of the workforce."

Good slide presentation on managing your online reputation by Susan Bearden at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy

Article from 1995 when employee leasing was huge in Florida. "The National Assn. of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) says 2,178 leasing companies leased 1.6 million workers in 1993. Though Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation does not keep statistics on the number of employees leased in Florida, the largest company in the state (as well as the nation), Bradenton-based Staff Leasing Inc., reports more than 60,000 employees - almost double the work force of Walt Disney World - at 5,800 companies across the nation."

Nice chart and narrative on the big employment intermediaries by Christopher Null @Christophernull, PCWorld, July 23, 2013. Reviews Elance, Freelancer.com, oDesk, Staff.com, TaskRabbit for Business, Toptal, Ziptask. If you need a job done quickly, and cost is your greatest concern, one of the big e-ployment services like Elance, Freelancer, and oDesk are all good bets. If you're looking for a longer-term relationship with a worker, but aren't ready to hire someone full time, one of the smaller firms, like Staff.com or Toptal, may be more compelling. Finally, TaskRabbit's heavy background checking make it an ideal pick when you need someone on-site at your place of business, and you want to be sure they're going to show up come Monday.

Interesting review of book Leave Your Mark by Aliza Licht, SVP of global communications at Donna Karan International, from Tampa Bay Times paper, June 28, 2015. While her job advice is presented as particularly appropriate to younger, first entering the job market candidates, what is quoted here could also apply to boomers switching careers, too.

Deloitte Consulting completes the value exchange tool to show why it allied with New Profit, Inc. a leading venture philanthropy fund for three years. Brilliant use of graphics in tool--example, empty, and completed, that shows how partnerships between for- and not-for-profit entites should be evaluated before commitment. Choosing whether and how to partner is made easier by viewing any potential partnership arrangement through the lens of four contributions that an organization might provide: reach, assets, reputation, and capabilities. The Value Exchange Tool is a simple method for considering what a partner could potentially contribute, stacking up what a potential partner brings, and representing the value exchange at the heart of the partnership in a single visual.

Informative blog post by Katie Bascuas at Associations Now on importance of LinkedIn presence and inside professional associations' social media channels for job hunters, September 3, 2015

Margaret Manning's video interview with John Tarnow on digital tools to use for networking and starting businesses. (17 minutes) shocked at # of people who do not have photos on social media profile including LinkedIn "Transparency is new privacy" "Linkedin is great tool for our generation, Facebook more social, need to fill in LinkedIn profiles to give employers/clients sense of compatibility, affinities" It is also connecting to people they know. How important is blogging? A-It's a process to find what your point of view is. Part of reinvention process is figuring out what we have to say, that others can learn from. Manning did a list of 60 things for younger women to know Being of service to community is key. Subscribe to news feeds, Google alerts on handful of topics that relate to this interest. Go to website, comment, engage with other people to develop your voice, your brand. Purpose of networking--to have fun, to link up with others, looking to start a business--great opportunities on Linkedin, search tools. Act locally, think globally. Define product and market--same old skills we have used forever. only difference today is scale. Twitter is way of getting message out, supporting brand. Outward platform. Social mindset is needed for starting businesses. Live in a sharing economy--software, business development, etc.