How are others keeping themselves motivated to search for new jobs when the market is hard, when people are using ATS to pull resumes rather than reading them, and even with referrals, your resume is not being seen?

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1. AnonymousJanuary 3,2025 at 9:56PM UTC

   I network so I feel a sense of community and I do not burn myself out with my search. I only work maybe 2 or 3 hours max. Then I go and do something completely different. I like volunteering and I garden so I always have a healthy balance going on. It can be overwhelming so you have to counter that deliberately.

2. Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistJanuary 4,2025 at 3:04AM UTC

   Your resume is being seen.

   Not sure what exactly you think an ATS is but it's right there in the name - Applicant TRACKING System.

   I have experience with 7 or 8 different ATS and with different configurations of those systems.

   The ATS is basically an electronic filing cabinet that stores resumes, allows recruiters to manage and track candidates through the interview process, it’s where offer letters are generated.

   Here's what happens (on all the systems I've ever used) when a candidate applies to one of my open requisitions:

   I click on their name in the list of new applicants for that requisition.

   Their resume has not been ranked. It has not been sorted for keywords. It has not been "scored". It has not been filtered.

   I click "download resume". It downloads in whatever format - Word doc or PDF-the candidate uploaded it.

   I look at their resume. With my eyeballs. Every one.

   There's no need for me to search or sort for new applicants because you're sitting right there in the list of new applicants.

   I know most candidates don't seem to want to hear this, but when you're being rejected, you're being rejected by a human.

   I'm the bot.

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