Episode 9
How To Hire as a Tech Recruiter (& Get Hired as a Student) - w/ Kati
A resume usually does not get rejected because you are terrible. It gets rejected because it is speaking the wrong language, and nobody bothered to tell you that until after the damage was done.
Who this is for
- You are trying to get hired without sounding like everybody else in the pile.
- You would rather hear Kati's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.
Key takeaways
- Hire as a Tech Recruiter (& Get Hired as a Student) - w/ Kati
- try to tailor their resume just for the ATS and then it's like well what about a human reading it trying to uh make...
- and you're going to learn so much from those conversations gain so much value and then down the line if positions open...
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tailoring your resume when you're building your resume thinking about a human being reading it first and foremost versus I've seen some students try to tailor their resume just for the
try to tailor their resume just for the ATS and then it's like well what about a human reading it trying to uh make those connections talk to them if possible um and you're going to learn so much from
and you're going to learn so much from those conversations gain so much value and then down the line if positions open up you can you know then have an really easy basic copy the job description word
easy basic copy the job description word for word make like the font size5 or something put it in white color and then just leave it on your resume at some point it's a way to hack the ATS did did
point it's a way to hack the ATS did did you ever see that reviewing RS for TPM positions for a little while technical program manager positions and the verbs were really important so we would find
Show notes
A resume usually does not get rejected because you are terrible. It gets rejected because it is speaking the wrong language, and nobody bothered to tell you that until after the damage was done. This episode pulls apart the hiring filters that quietly knock people out before a human even blinks.
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