Make Sure that Keywords Work for the Benefit of Your Resume

Most of us assume keywords only really matter when it comes to getting your resume past a bot and into human hands. A new survey of over 3 million resumes, all ranked by hiring managers, reveals that keywords are still important to people, too, and leaving them off could cost you an interview.

What also matters is a consistent story about your experience. Hiring Managers at ZipRecruiter - who rated over 3 million resumes in their database with scores between 1 and 5 stars - put resumes with working keywords higher than those without them.

According to ZipRecruiter, using these Power Keywords in your resume can increase your chance of a 5 Star rating by up to 70%: Experience; Management; Project; Development; Business; Skill; Professional; Knowledge; Year; Team; Leadership.
But: remember that keyword stuffing at the same time can lead your resume being discarded. Make sure you only include words that are relevant to your skills.

Another surprisising detail which came out of the survey was that resumes between 600-700 words were rated higher than resumes shorter than 500 words or over 700 words. Ratings dropped off on either side pretty quickly, so the question: does your resume need to be longer or shorter is the sweet spot.

Ad. Mariya Syvayeva 


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