With so many people switching jobs right now, the question of how to sort through resumes is more relevant than ever. According to Harvard Business School, software used to screen job applicants has filtered out more than 10 million potential employees. Of that 10 million, how sure can we be that we aren’t missing out on some of the best and brightest.
For many screeners, negative logic is used to reduce the applicant pool. Sometimes it’s lack of keywords, which could be due to a difference in phrasing, other times it can be a gap in employment history, which could be time spent doing something else very meaningful. Some of this information can’t be uncovered outside of a formal interview.
With 99% of Fortune 500 companies using automated scanners, it’s important we feel totally confident that this process is as effective is possible. What can we do to ensure that’s the case? There are 10 million job openings in the US right now and these hiring systems could be excluding the employees that could fuel the success of your company.