Why You Aren’t Getting Interviews (and How to Solve It Fast)
In the era of AI, employers are receiving hundreds of slop resumes. In other words, bots and auto fill extensions are making it easier than ever to apply. As a result, employers are forced to sift through hundreds of resumes to find the perfect candidate.
Since employers don’t have time to read every resume, they rely on ATS platforms. ATS platforms are software that collects your resume, extracts it’s skills, and screens whether you are a good fit. Problem is when you are competing with hundreds of people, the chance the filter ranks you “high enough” is slim.
How to Beat the Slop:
- The Quantity Route (Not Recommended): You can use automation tools to apply for jobs faster, thus contributing to the resume slop. Chrome extensions like Fillr.me and Jobfillr.com will semi automatically fill out your information for quicker applications. Then companies like Sorce.Jobs or Simplify.Jobs let you just swipe your finger and an AI bot applies on behalf of you. Lastly, the most autonomous options like Sonara.AI or LoopCv.Pro will apply completely on behalf of you without swiping.
- The Quality Route (Recommended): Instead of more volume, use software to tailor your resume, so it becomes a top 1% resume on an employers ATS. By applying to fewer companies with a better fit resume, you are actually seen by more humans. If you are interested in trying that out I recommend using ReachResume.com or CvNomist.com to tailor your resume on the fly.
The Bottom Line:
You are being filtered out. To avoid being filtered out you can either mass apply and hope for the best, or tailor your resume so you aren’t filtered out in the first place.