Kathryn Minshew, the CEO and founder of career development platform The Muse, said that there are some things a candidate can do to make sure their resume makes it through the system. 


<div class="block">Applying for jobs is now an online activity, but it doesn't mean all applications land in front of an actual recruiter. Kathryn Minshew, the CEO and founder of career development platform The Muse, said that there are some things a candidate can do to make sure their resume makes it through the system.</div><div class="block">Using standard fonts and a simple format helps, says Minshew. Also, include keywords from the job description in your resume, though she noted that you must remain truthful about your experience. She also suggests focusing on accomplishments by talking about how a candidate added value in a role, rather than listing off standard duties.</div><div class="block">Minshew also offered insight into what employers are looking for in ideal candidates in the current job market. Check out the video for more details.</div>

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Looking for a Job? The Muse Founder Offers Easy Tips to Help You Land That Role

It is Career Friday here on Cheddar News. When we share our top tips and advice for job seekers, those websites like linkedin and indeed make it easier for you to find job openings. It also means that applicants are now applying for more jobs than ever with data showing that a single corporate position attracts about 250 applications on average. So what do you need to do to make sure that your rez stands out? Well, joining me now is Kathryn Minshew, founder and CEO of the music career development platform. Catherine is great to see you on this Friday and such an important topic, especially with the jobs report. And so I know more companies now using computer programs to actually screen these resumes initially. How do job seekers make sure that they pass that first hurdle? Well, there's a few things that I recommend. First of all use standard fonts and layout. If you design your resume in a graphical format, it is more likely to be flagged or unreadable by the computers. Secondly, a lot of these technology systems, the applicant tracking systems are looking for matches between the keywords listed in the job description and the key words on your resume. So I think it can be helpful to look at the job description for the role you're applying for and actually take a highlighter out and just kind of highlight the key skills, the experience is required and make sure while obviously being honest that you're using some of those same words and highlighting that same experience on your resume. Great advice to pass that first hurdle. What about getting your resume recognized amid what is still a tight labor market? How can you do that? So I love to tell people to focus on accomplishments, not just daily duties, the more that you can really highlight how you elevated the role you added value, you helped the company achieve its goals, the more likely you are to rise to the top of the pile. For example, you might highlight how you solved a difficult situation. Um You could talk about a process, you cree that saves time and money, a relationship with a client or stakeholder. You maintained specific numbers wherever possible to show the impact that something that is much more likely to catch the attention of the person looking at your resume as opposed to just, you know, responsible for, responsible for responsible for, right? What are some in demand skills right now that companies are looking for? So I I hear across the board that employers are looking for individuals who are willing to learn and adapt quickly who have a focus on results that goes back to highlighting the results have driven in the past wherever possible. And then third, um this this aspect of caring about the business and going the extra mile, you know, we live in a world of headlines about quiet quitting and doing the bare minimum. But the truth is that a lot of leaders and a lot of hiring managers when they talk to the muse about what they're looking for, they're looking for employees who care, they're looking for employees who are going to show up are going to commit to the company and the mission and work hard. And so to the extent that you can communicate that in your resume, we see that that is that, that tends to be very effective, any common mistakes, Catherine or pitfalls that often happen with the resume that people can avoid. You know, something that I frankly, I've been talking about it since I started the muse. But I still think it's so important is to personalize the resume to the role you're applying for. The more that you can really help the hiring manager manager understand why you want this particular role, why you're interested in this particular company. Um The more likely you are to catch their eye that can be everything from the kind of work environment that you thrive in what you're looking for in your next role in terms of learnings and challenges. But again, I think that this is one way to really demonstrate that you're interested specifically in this opportunity and you have a lot to bring to the table such great advice, Kathryn Minshew, founder and CEO at the Muse Katherine. Thank you as always.