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Yahoo
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- Yahoo
DHI Group, Inc. Acquires AgileATS to Expand ClearanceJobs' Market Leadership in GovTech Recruiting
Strategic acquisition adds a leading applicant tracking system to ClearanceJobs, unlocking new growth opportunities in the high-demand GovTech recruiting market CENTENNIAL, Colo., August 06, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) today announced it has acquired AgileATS, a leading applicant tracking system (ATS) purpose-built for government contractors and employers hiring security-cleared professionals. This acquisition significantly advances DHI's ClearanceJobs brand strategy, enabling the delivery of an end-to-end recruitment solution within the high-demand cleared talent market. Many small and mid-sized employers in the GovTech space lack dedicated ATS tools, creating friction in the hiring process. The integration of AgileATS into the ClearanceJobs platform addresses this gap by delivering AI-powered features, including automated job postings, streamlined applicant workflows, enhanced sourcing capabilities, and actionable analytics. "Acquiring AgileATS meaningfully expands our addressable market within the GovTech sector and strengthens ClearanceJobs' position as the go-to platform for security-cleared hiring," said Art Zeile, CEO of DHI Group. "This strategic move advances our long-term growth strategy by integrating purpose-built technology that delivers scalable, AI-powered solutions to government contractors facing complex and growing hiring demands." "Employers in the cleared space need tools to meet the increasing demands of federal hiring," said Alex Schildt, President of ClearanceJobs. "By integrating AgileATS, we expand our mission to streamline and simplify cleared hiring while providing our clients with a measurable competitive advantage." Transaction Details: DHI Group, Inc. acquired AgileATS for an estimated purchase price of $2.0 million, which includes an up-front payment of $1.5 million in cash and another of $0.5 million that may be earned within two years of the purchase date upon satisfaction of certain performance criteria. About DHI Group, Inc. DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) is a provider of AI-powered career marketplaces that focus on technology roles. DHI's two brands, ClearanceJobs and Dice, enable recruiters and hiring managers to efficiently search for and connect with highly skilled technology professionals based on the skills requested. The Company's patented algorithm manages over 100,000 unique technology skills. Additionally, our marketplaces allow tech professionals to find their ideal next career opportunity, with relevant advice and personalized insights. 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Forbes
15-07-2025
- Forbes
Why Your Resume Gets Rejected by ATS—and How to Fix It
ATS is a software used by employers to sort, filter, eliminate, and rank job candidates during the ... More hiring process. What is the most frustrating part of job hunting these days? It's applying for jobs only to hear nothing back. You are pretty sure the resume is getting stuck in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), the software that employers use to filter, reject, rank, and select a resume before any human being lays eyes on it. The top error that many make is that they ignore the particulars of how an ATS works. Obsessed with getting the right keywords, they forget that it's a two-step objective. First, get through the ATS platform, and second, ensure you have a results-oriented resume that will impress the recruiter and the hiring manager if they do get to see it. How ATS works It is software used by employers to sort, filter, eliminate, and rank job candidates. When you respond to a job opening and apply, the Applicant Tracking System then scans your resume to identify specific information, such as work experience, job titles, education, skills, and any other details the recruiter has specified for the ATS to find. It searches the keywords and compares your content with the job description. It ranks the job applicants, and the top ones are the resumes that the recruiter or hiring manager will see. The others are all eliminated. What it is not Many job hunters believe that their resumes are lost forever in a black hole. 'No,' I explain, 'that the ATS is not the Cookie Monster eating your resume never to be seen again.' However, it may feel that way. You need to understand how the system works and what you should do to ensure that you make the cut. After years of writing resumes and advising job hunters, here are the key mistakes I see that people must avoid. I'll dispel some common misconceptions and provide tips on how to create your resume that will get into the recruiter's hands and ultimately land you an interview. Keywords, Keywords, Keywords The system searches for the correct keywords that match the job description. The recruiter uses filters to weed out some resumes by identifying a needed requirement. For example, if they ask for an MBA, and you don't have one, your application is eliminated. So be strategic and review the top skills they ask for and include them. Typically, the most important skills and credentials desired are at the top of the job listing. Be a detective and highlight the main ones, plus those you know that are essential to doing this job. Upon some careful review, add any requirements that you haven't outlined on your resume. These must be used in a descriptive sentence, not just a skill list. ATS often ignores skill lists, and so do recruiters. Do not try to stuff your resume with keywords. That never works. Instead, incorporate a work description bullet point that outlines the skill, how you used it, and the results you delivered. A frequent mistake people make when writing a resume is that they have three rows across the page near the top of the resume. Although old ATS systems only see keywords, modern ones read context. Keep in mind that employers want to know about the results you achieved on the job. Generic statements or just a list of skills that don't highlight accomplishments will never get past the recruiter. Serious formatting problems to avoid ATS is a simple recruiting software that is a filing cabinet in the sky. Old systems are not smart (at least not yet), but modern ones are. And they are adding AI capabilities. Formatting can be a problem. It has to be traditional text, not a creative work of art. Most systems can't see color fonts, tables, text boxes, columns, graphics, footers, and headers. Only use a simple format with a standard font like Arial or Times Roman. Make it readable, no fonts smaller than 11 or 12 points. Never send a PDF unless the ad specifically asks for it. Recruiters say that PDFs can get distorted going through the system. Job titles matter – a lot A recruiter spends less than 15 seconds scanning over your resume once they see it. They look at the job title to see if it aligns with the job. ATS will eliminate your resume if it does not see a job title match. Consider what you do in your job. Make the job title reflect the actual role. For example, 'Project Manager' is what is searched for, not some obscure title your company gave you. Yes, it is okay to alter your title, provided it accurately reflects your actual duties. So, do not try to enhance your level by changing a Director role to a VP one. Lying is a major mistake, so don't do it. When references are checked or LinkedIn is reviewed, this will be a red flag to eliminate you. Results matter the most Employers hire for the results you have achieved in your other jobs. They want to learn about them, so your resume must be laced with accomplishments. Whenever possible, point out the outcome of your actions. These are powerful statements that will get you noticed. When writing about your job description, do not just list job duties. Always state what the result was. Quantify whenever you can. Use numbers, percentages, statistics, and define if you saved money, improved productivity, made money, or created something new, such as a new process, system, design, etc. Use my success formula: Actions = Results. That means you identify what you did and add the results achieved. For example: Streamlined the purchasing process, automated functions that generated $150K in cost savings. That's how the formula is applied. Final Advice The ATS isn't your enemy, though it can block your resume from ever being seen by the recruiter. Small mistakes can cost you big opportunities. When your resume is ATS-friendly, qualified for the job, and points out the results you have achieved, not only will it get into the hands of the recruiter and hiring manager, but it will also land you the interview.
Business Insider
10-07-2025
- Business Insider
My résumé was given a failing score by an online scanner. I still landed over a dozen job interviews and a job offer in less than 90 days — here's how.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jaylyn Jones, a 32-year-old recruiter based in Pittsburgh. It's been edited for length and clarity. One of the biggest job-seeking myths I've heard is that aggressive Applicant Tracking System (ATS) scanners will filter out applicants whose applications are formatted a specific way. That's just not the case. I've been a recruiter for three years, and about a year ago, I started hunting for a new role. When I was applying for new recruiting jobs in 2024, I took my personal experience using ATS systems into account and proved that I didn't need to tailor my résumé for ATS scanners to land a position. Here's how I formatted my résumé to stand out among the rest. I've used ATS scanners to recruit people for jobs My first recruiting job was at JP Morgan from 2021 to 2024, in which I used Greenhouse, a popular ATS system, to help streamline the recruiting process. Greenhouse rejected or flagged candidates based on straightforward questions like "Are you over the age of 18?" and "Are you authorized to work in the US?" However, no applicants were filtered out by keywords or formatting. If 1,000 people applied, I saw 1,000 applications. I could manually search for keywords if I wanted to look for someone with specific experience, but that didn't get rid of applications that lacked that keyword. On my résumé, I focused less on keywords and more on showing my ability to do the job I went bullet-by-bullet on every job description and made sure there was something on my résumé that showed my competence in that area. When reviewing my résumé, I'd simply ask myself, "Would a reasonable person look at what I have on my résumé and say, "Yes, they can do this job?" My strategy worked; I got interviewed by over 12 companies, and I got hired to recruit at a tech company in less than three months. In my current role, I receive a lot of résumés that are filled with a page worth of keyword fodder before getting to actual experience. Once it reaches the experience section, that part is just as filled with buzzwords. When I see a résumé like this, it's not a red flag. I see it as somebody who has not been given the information and tools to be successful. Jobscan gave my résumé a failing score Recently, I plugged the résumé that landed me my most recent job into Jobscan, an online résumé scanner that ranks how strong a résumé is, just to see what the platform would say. The biggest critique I received was that I was missing keywords. For example, the scanner said something like "the job description says the word "recruiting" 13 times, but your résumé only says it twice." Then it prompted me to add the keyword more times. It was also very particular about language, such as bumping my score down for saying I was a "campus recruiter" at JP Morgan instead of a "university recruiter." It gave my résumé a 16% score. As a recruiter, I honestly didn't see any tips from the résumé scanner that would be useful for a job seeker. If anything, it can be harmful to an applicant's success if they're more caught up in using the word "evaluate" than actually citing their experience evaluating. My biggest tip is to focus on providing evidence over keywords So many job seekers are having such a difficult time in this market, and they're doing everything they can possibly think of to be more successful, but if you're going to use AI, don't be sloppy. A common ChatGPT prompt that job seekers might use is "Tailor my résumé to this job." AI often responds to this by shoehorning keywords from the job description into haphazard bullet points. Using keywords isn't helpful without proper context. I prefer uploading the job description and using the prompt "analyze my résumé for any gaps in skills or qualifications based on this job description, and make suggestions about what to change." This might cue you to add any missing skills that the job post is looking for. The right prompt allows job seekers to own their experience, not just blindly trust ChatGPT. This helped me during my job search. Editor's note — A representative from Jobscan sent the following comment to BI : "A Jobscan Match Rate isn't a grade on your career; it's a risk assessment against a frustrating system. A low score doesn't mean you're unqualified; it means you're at high risk of being invisible to the automated or manual filters that 88% of employers admit will vet out good candidates. Based on third-party research and our own surveys and conversations with job seekers and recruiters, Jaylyn's job search experience is certainly an exception to the rule."
Time Business News
24-06-2025
- Business
- Time Business News
5 Signs You Need Resume Writing Services Now
When an employee applies for a job at a company, they must first be shortlisted through the resume review process. Only after that will the further process occur; however, most employees do not get shortlisted through this round because their resumes are not well-written, outdated, or lack personal marketing value. It works like the first impression of the employee; the better the resume, the better the impression. Now, companies have started using AI to screen resumes to save time, which has made getting shortlisted even easier. But even today, many employees are underestimating the importance of a well-crafted resume or are struggling to write their skills effectively. Nowadays, the competition for jobs has increased so much that if any mistake is found even in a small resume, it is not shortlisted. In this detailed article, we will know the reasons why an employee is not able to make an effective resume or the signs after seeing which you should take the help of resume writing companies. Not Getting Calls for an Interview? You Need Resume Writing Services Many candidates, even many candidates, apply to different companies for the same position to get a job. Still, they do not get even a single call from them because one of the biggest reasons for this could be the resume not being correct and effective. The time taken by AI to scan the resume is only 6-7 seconds. Now, if your resume does not show the value of your skills effectively at this time, then it is very difficult to get shortlisted. If it is worth it, then the recruiter himself checks it. But professional resume writers know how to clear these things up, which includes: Crafting your resume in a way that it clears the ATS (Applicant Tracking System) They use communicative language to showcase the applicant's skills and values. Resume Format matters in grabbing the attention of the recruiter. Struggling To Show Achievements? Consider Resume Writing Services Many achievements are difficult to quantify, and hence, many candidates get stuck in this situation as they do not know how to show their achievements in the resume because the resume never looks at what you have done or achieved; rather, it looks at how you have done the work. Like: A resume will not show to whom and how many customers you have provided service; it will show in what manner you have provided services to the customers. If You Want to Change Your Career or Industry Who doesn't like to make a career? But it is equally difficult for candidates because to make a career, you don't need to get a job again in the same field in which you used to work earlier, and even if you get a job, you don't need to have the required skills. That is why many candidates already fail because they do not know how to effectively write or show the existing skills they had in their past job in their resume. Professional resumes will show: A Specific-Industry Skills Give a Summary of the Past Job They will show the transferable skills. If You Are Busy or Nervous to Make an Effective Resume Resume writing requires time, knowledge, etc. But some candidates who already have a job but are looking for a new job, or those who do not have a job but are unable to find time for any reason, must use a CV writing service. They can save your time by making a customised resume for you. Some candidates have a resume but do not know what to write or how to write it, or they are nervous. Then such candidates should also take resume writing services, which make the candidates nervous and provide them with an effective and best resume. If the Resume Seems Outdated or Unprofessional Do you still use outdated and unprofessional styles when making your resume? Then you should take the help of a professional resume writer because if your resume looks obsolete, it will be misinterpreted, and the other person will think that you are not updated or aware of the latest modern technology. Your resume needs to be updated and look modern in both content and design. Some common practices that may seem outdated include: Still using Roman counting Use the same resume for every job Professional resume writers are always up to date. If any technology has come up that may cause any problem, then find its solution, or if any method is found that makes the resume writing more effective, then use it. Professional resume writers always keep collecting such information. Professional resume writing services are a very beneficial tool for those who are writing resumes for the first time, who have no idea, or who are nervous. Because it helps them to get jobs or opportunities by helping them, but it also helps those whom we have talked about in this article. They know all the methods by which top companies and top employees got jobs, and they prepare the resume in such a way that it clears the ATS system. Those who do not understand when they should take the help of resume writers, or if their situation is also according to the above points, then they should also take the help of professional resume writing. TIME BUSINESS NEWS
Time Business News
19-06-2025
- Business
- Time Business News
Why Every Mid-Senior Professional Needs an ATS-Friendly Resume
When you are a mid-senior professional with 5 to 15+ years of experience, you have developed a good track record. However, experience is no longer the only qualifying factor in the current job marketplace for getting an interview. Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) are now in wide use by most companies and read the resumes first before them being read by a person. The systems look out for the proper keywords, skills, and format to ensure that even good applicants can end up being tuned out if their resumes cannot be ATS-friendly. This is the reason why you should not stop with the results achieved earlier and rely on proper instruments. Career coaching will also be able to keep you on track and help you position yourself. A Resume Builder will automatically make your resume clean and presentable, and an ATS Score Checker will indicate how well your resume accords with the job description. All these tools make mid-senior professionals distinct and advance in their careers. A. Cut Throat Competition in Top Positions Too Even for mid-senior roles, the job search is highly competitive. Leadership and specialized positions often attract hundreds of applicants. It is not only Jr. that is being hired in large numbers, but when it comes to leadership positions, large numbers of applications are given to the top companies too. Because of the impossibility in the minds of recruiters to go through all the resumes, they have Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) that help them to sort and filter the candidates. B. Smart ATS Tools The contemporary ATS systems do not merely query keywords. They apply AI and language tools to interpret the circumstances of your experience, competence, and results. This implies that your resume must be understandable, well-arranged, as well as being close to the job description to score highly. C. Recruitment has become Digital More than 70 percent of large organizations, not to mention startups, use ATS to assist in recruitment. The instruments aid in accelerating the process of recruiting and streamlining candidate-job matching. HR tools connect with ATS platforms to communicate with more individuals and to fill vacancies more quickly, as well as they can also use social media. Unawares There are good applicants dismissed without a single human being setting eyes on their resume. This usually occurs since the resume is not ATS-friendly-the structure could be incorrect, some important words could be lacking, or the design could be illegible. That is why one should prepare a resume that will be read by ATS and human beings, too. Simple mistakes on resumes are one of the contributing factors to most mid-senior professionals failing to pass the ATS (Applicant Tracking System) checks. Applying the intricate formatting, such as tables, images, or other graphic elements, non-standard fonts, or embedding the key information in the header and footers, might mislead the system and leave out the essential information. The other pitfall is the application of a generic resume that is not directed to the job description. Unless the resume is filled with the correct keywords, plain language, and quantified accomplishments, the resume will not resonate with the ATS. One can employ such tools as an ATS Score Checker to recognize such gaps and demonstrate the compatibility of your resume with the particular job post. The odd job title, such as sales ninja or the jargon made by a company, may also work against, and this is because such words may not be what the system is checking. Non-standard job titles are not desirable and should have only full words, as well as acronyms such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Different date patterns as well as innovative titles of the description, like My story rather than ' work experience might also prove confusing to the system. And although with mid-senior professionals, years of experience are not rare, a resume that is too long may be too much. To make it appear clear, relevant, and not exceeding two pages would enhance your chances of being noticed. Visibility A resume that fits an ATS puts you ahead since it avoids being rejected during the initial screening process by an automated system. With the keywords and simple, understandable structure, your resume is more visible in the results of ATS, thus it becomes visible to the recruiter searching candidates within the recruitment system. Fit Skill Matching Utilizing an ATS-optimized resume, you list your experience, skills, and leadership experience most accurately. This will assist the system in fitting you to the right jobs. When you use certain words and you emphasize the quantitative realizations, then your achievements are brought out clearly. Easier System of Applying The correction of the format eliminates mistakes on submission. Through ATS systems, important information might be missed because your layout is too intricate or not compatible with your file format. An uncluttered resume means that the complete set of qualifications will be read and interpreted by the hiring parties appropriately. More Influential Professional Impression An ATS-optimized resume indicates that you are on top of the current recruitment trends. In case of a mid-senior professional, this brings in the notion of awareness, attention to detail, and professionalism, which is what the employer seeks. It makes a positive impression on ATS software as well as on human recruiters. Experience will not be a sufficient factor nowadays in such a competitive job market. Mid-senior professionals who want to transfer into leadership or with a focus area can never do without an ATS-friendly resume. It will guarantee that your application is not filtered by automated systems, correctly brings out your abilities, and gets into the hands of decision-makers. By adjusting your resume according to the ATS parameters (using a simple formatting, keywords, and accomplishments), you will have the best opportunity of attracting interviews and promotion of your career. In a word, having an ATS-optimized resume is not only a clever but also a required step. TIME BUSINESS NEWS
