{"id":3134,"date":"2023-02-19T16:11:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T16:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/introductiontobusiness\/chapter\/learn-it-12-6-1-career-connection\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T18:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T18:46:00","slug":"learn-it-12-6-1-career-connection","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/introductiontobusiness\/chapter\/learn-it-12-6-1-career-connection\/","title":{"raw":"Learn It 12.6.1: Career Connection: Customizing Your R\u00e9sum\u00e9","rendered":"Learn It 12.6.1: Career Connection: Customizing Your R\u00e9sum\u00e9"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\" aria-label=\"Learning Goals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Understand why it's important to customize your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and how to do it<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<h2>Applicant Tracking System<\/h2>\r\n<p>After choosing a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 format and creating your r\u00e9sum\u00e9, you are not done! While you now have a r\u00e9sum\u00e9, any time you use it to apply for a job, you should review the job description carefully and revise your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 so that it is customized for that job. This is especially important if the organization that you are applying to uses an applicant tracking system to help them screen a large volume of applicants.<\/p>\r\n<section class=\"textbox keyTakeaway\">\r\n<h3>applicant tracking system<\/h3>\r\n<p>An <strong>applicant tracking system<\/strong> (ATS) is a kind of software that helps human resource professionals manage the hiring process more efficiently. Importantly, it can automatically select and disqualify applicants based on your r\u00e9sum\u00e9's contents.<\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<p>Similar to how technology has changed many aspects of how businesses operate, applicant tracking systems have changed how applicants are reviewed. 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