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The online job application process
Online applications can take hours of candidates' time when applying for a job. While some firms are moving away from these online systems, many companies move towards them.
A recent survey states that 73% of businesses of all sizes use talent acquisition software to source, track, analyse, and onboard new recruits. 99% of the US Fortune 500 companies use applicant tracking system (ATS) providers, allowing them to customise questions and set filters, and automate the bulk of the filtering labour.
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- Technology will continue to improve in ways to benefit both parties involved in the recruiting process.
- Advances in machine learning could enable the system to recognise and tag resumes with keyword synonyms or phrasing variations.
- For now, candidates can take som...
From a hiring manager's perspective, applicant tracking systems are beneficial, especially with a higher volume of applicants for every open role.
ATS systems can collate the data from every applicant's resume and display it in a searchable spreadsheet. More adva...
- With newer platforms, applicants have the option of using their LinkedIn profile instead of a CV. But they may still encounter customised questions that will require a significant investment of time.
- LinkedIn's Easy Apply button on job listings allows candidates to submit the...
What serves the employer well may not work for the prospective employee.
- According to a survey, 60% of candidates may give up on an application if it's too long or complicated.
- A cumbersome application process likely indicates the company...
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If you want to get more job interviews and offers, you must step up and be the product manager of your job search.
You need to treat your UX job search with the intentionality, insight, and information based decisions that a product manager uses when creating a product.
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Have you applied to 25, 50, 100 or more UX jobs and not landed any interviews or job offers? The solution is to not keep applying and hoping the numbers game will eventually lead to more interviews and job offers.
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