Inside Recruiters’ Minds: The Shocking Truth About AI-Screened Applicants and How You Can Beat the System
The software scans for keywords, years of experience, job titles, education credentials, and formatting consistency. It’s checking boxes, not evaluating potential.
A candidate who could excel in the role but took a nontraditional path might never make it through because their resume doesn’t match the template the algorithm expects.
I worked with a client who had ten years of relevant experience but kept getting auto-rejected. When we reviewed her resume together, we realized she’d used different terminology than what appeared in the job descriptions.
