By Andy West
When unemployment rates are high, and getting higher a number of interesting situations occur simultaneously. Many of these scenarios end up requiring people to either pull out an old resume, or create something new. Even if being out of work isn’t the challenge, there are opportunities where producing a resume quick can bring about positive change in ones life.
Hard economic times affects folks in various ways. Many people simply get laid off because their employers are no longer generating the income required to make the payroll. Once their job is lost, those unemployed folks need to find something new. Unemployment insurance only lasts for so long, and depending upon the state one lives in, those benefits are being shortened every day.
Perhaps losing a job doesn’t happen, but hours are cut back. Most people already have more monthly expenses after the end of their pay check, so even fewer hours means stretching finances even further.
Those a bit more optimistic might look at job loss and under employment as an opportunity to » Read more: Resumes: 5 High Octane Resume Boosters
Nowadays at most companies, applicant tracking system (ATS) software uses keywords to filter resumes before a human ever reviews them. Search results are sorted in a list from 100% match to 0% and if your resume is ranked as a 100% match, then you have 10 seconds to make the impression that you are the right candidate for the job. How do you get in the top 100%? What is the secret behind the term “keywords”?
