What is an ATS resume and how to pass automated filters

Many companies receive hundreds of resumes per opening and use software to filter them before a human reads them. That software is called an ATS.

What is an ATS?

An ATS (Applicant Tracking System) reads your resume, extracts the information and ranks it by job keywords. A complex format can be misread.

Why a pretty resume sometimes fails

Designs with columns, tables, icons or images can confuse the ATS. It helps to also have a simple, plain-text version.

How to optimize your resume

• ›Use a simple, single-column structure.
• ›Include the keywords from the job ad.
• ›Avoid images and tables in the ATS version.
• ›Use standard headings: Experience, Education.
• ›Deliver a PDF with selectable text.

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With Tu Currículo you don't choose between a pretty resume or one that passes the ATS: you create your visual version and, in one click, also download the plain-text, single-column ATS version.