Here’s what job-seekers need to know to get noticed by employers. Despite many changes in the hiring process, the résumé continues to be a primary way to get noticed by an employer, and to land a job interview, said Kim Marrone, president of the Minnesota Career Development Association. However, résumés are not as simple as they used to be.
“Today, an effective résumé needs to appeal to two very different audiences,” said Marrone, who is also a senior career management consultant with Right Management. “The human reader — typically an HR representative and hiring manager — and the applicant tracking system, or online application process.”
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