https://members.parwcc.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1626575 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:57:58 GMT Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:56:02 GMT Copyright © 2024 Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches https://members.parwcc.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1626575 https://members.parwcc.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1626575 Tue, 3 Aug 2021 15:53:50 GMT https://members.parwcc.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1626594 https://members.parwcc.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1626594
I am a recruiter currently, and for myself, I rarely use the keyword search function in my ATS. I review every resume myself unless it's a position for which we have gotten a huge response and there are too many applicants to review. In that case, I will use keyword search or even random sampling. However, this rarely happens, especially in today's job market. ]]> Tue, 3 Aug 2021 16:45:03 GMT https://members.parwcc.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1626619 https://members.parwcc.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1626619
If you want to be really safe, you should avoid column formats (ATS reads left to right and top to bottom just as we do, so as it reads, it will combine information from the columns and read things improperly), tables, charts, graphs, pictures, headers and footers, text boxes and tables. As S. Gillis mentioned, you can use headers and footers, but whatever is written there will not be read by ATS. Greg Faherty did a FANTASTIC webinar on this information. It is called "Writing the Perfect Resume" (Nov. 19, 2020) and is located in the Member Library.

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So, I understand "columns" are a "no," but I guess I am asking what constitutes a column? I have read several resume writing books. All have samples of "award winning resumes," and many of these samples have "bullet point lists" of skills depicted in 3 separate "columns." For instance, resumes have a Skills section, with 12 different skills, depicted in 3 "columns" with 4 bullet points each. They are essentially "columns" but they are not tables, text boxes, etc. It is easier to show than tell, but it is the best I can do in this forum text box! Is what I am describing a prohibited column? ]]> Thu, 12 May 2022 22:39:59 GMT https://members.parwcc.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1694514 https://members.parwcc.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1694514 Fri, 13 May 2022 23:05:04 GMT https://members.parwcc.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1716707 https://members.parwcc.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1716707
By shape I'm referencing the specific shapes you can select using MS Word, when you select Insert

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