How can you make your resume more visible and discoverable in the "hidden market" (where recruiters and companies are looking for experience)?
The early internet relied on keyword matching to rank documents in search engines. This method counted keyword frequency and location, but was replaced in the late 1990s by more advanced algorithms.
"Today, search engines show users what corporations want them to see, rather than what they are looking for."
"Similarly, candidates write resumes based on what popular culture has told them to show, rather than what recruiters and companies are looking for. "
This situation has evolved slowly, so most people don't realize it has happened.
The normal candidate qualification process begins by identifying a minimum level of experience in key areas. Recruiters, use specially designed search engines which focus on identifying experience using keywords relating to technical and personal skills depending on the position. Recruiters than qualify candidates on their personal qualities. An excellent resume must consider the full recruiting process. It must support the candidate from the initial identification stage through to an offer.
A resume structured to take advantage of these simple concepts, and there are others, can have a significant advantage in the marketplace because, amazingly, very few people use them.
Subjective Information
"A results-oriented proactive leader with extensive experience in Project Management"
Objective (experienced-based) Information
"10 Years experience as a Project Manager leading multiple teams of 5-10 resources consisting of BAs, QAs, and Software Developers in projects related to financial reporting in a Corporate Banking environment."