1. Add and set your default résumé
2. Add jobs by search or by upload
3. Save jobs to analyze and tune

For more detail see the click-by-click how-to guide:

After analyzing thousands of résumés and jobs to see how well they fit the job, we found entry-level or staff positions and executives have similar job fit ratings. In fact, they scored 50% higher than all other groups. Our analysis showed applicants for Director, Vice President, COO, and other senior positions did not create better résumés than Customer Service Specialist, Development Associtate, or Receptionists. However, the group that outperformed all others was first-level managers.

We chose job fit to be the best way to evaluate résumés. Job Fit is the numerical rating of a résumé to the job opening. Applicant Tracking Systems, the software used by hiring companies to screen candidates, use a job fit rating to determine which candidates to interview. Job boards, hiring companies, and recruiting firms use Job Fit ratings. With thousands of applicants per job, in most cases job fit rating is the first critical filter job seekers need to pass to even be reviewed by a recruiter, HR rep or hiring manager.

In our analysis, we found first level managers scored on average much higher than other groups. We believe this is because they have more job searching experience and insight into the process. They are switching jobs more frequently than executives and they have more work experience than entry-level positions. For these reasons, they demonstrate a higher job fit rating.

In our study, we analyzed all types of jobs at all levels of employment, including: executives, managers, directors, and entry-level positions. We found the average job seeker does not tailor their résumé and in most cases, does not know how to tailor their résumé effectively. With Preptel, users had a job fit rating of over 40% on average. This is a 30 percentage point increase. In addition, the top quartile of job fit ratings ranged from 30%-100% for job seekers where Preptel users ranged from 60%-100% match to the job.

When applying for jobs, customizing your résumé is one of the most important opportunities a job seeker has. For those who are customizing their résumé, they are getting job interviews at a higher rate than those who think a single résumé will work.  In our analysis, those who received a 70% job fit rating or higher, were interviewed 60% of the time.  This means out of every two applications, they are getting at least one interview.

Hiring companies are looking for qualified people and each job description contains the skills and capabilities desired. The applicant who customizes their résumé to showcase those skills stands out in a heard of low or, as our data suggests, very low job fit rating candidates.

Preptel makes customizing your résumé to each job fast and easy. It identifies keywords required to showcase your qualities for the job. With an increase of 300%, Preptel candidates stand above the crowd.

Figure 1: Same résumé for 8 similar jobs

With almost every job seeker, there is a reluctance or frustration to tailor their résumé for each job. Even professional résumé writers, though not the best ones, try to explain why 1 résumé is the best approach. Unfortunately, to be successful in getting interviews, a custom résumé for each job is the most productive method.

Here is the hard truth: a single résumé will not position you properly for every job. We analyzed thousands of candidates and found a single résumé varies significantly from one job to another (see figure 1). As our data shows, some candidates range from a job fit rating of 9% to 73%. Since a résumé is one of your best assets, it is surprising so many candidates fail to tailor their résumé to each job.  Regardless of how you get into a company, even networking, hiring companies will use your résumé to determine if you are qualified and a general résumé is a poor choice.

When we compared the average job seekers to Preptel users, the average job fit rating increased 30 percentage points. Review the comparison below. The chart compares résumé submissions for jobs from two groups of users – blue line are applicants who use a single résumé for each job and the red line are applicants who use Preptel.  The average job fit for Preptel users increased from 12% to higher than 40%.  The Preptel résumés are clearly stronger because Preptel shows exactly how to tailor a résumé to be a stronger fit to the job.

Figure 2: Customized Résumés vs. Non-Customized Résumés

Hiring companies avoid interviewing unqualified qualified candidates. If your résumé is not a strong job fit, then getting an interview is unlikely.  As shown above, Preptel’s Candidate Optimization Services help candidates position themselves for each job and gain an advantage over other job seekers.

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Use the formatting help to make sure your résumé is completely computer friendly.

To see a Partial Keyword phrase highlighted in the context of the Job Description and the Résumé:

1. Click on the “Show Partial Keywords found in the Job Description” link to expand the blue Job Description and Résumé help boxes.
2. Click on a phrase in the Partial Keywords list to the left of the editor (the link in the list will turn gray).
3. The chosen phrase will be highlighted (bold, orange) found in the Job Description and the partial keyword found in the Résumé.
4. After seeing how the keyword is used in the Job Description and how the partial keyword is used in the Résumé. Either modify the existing sentence to include the rest of the keyword phrase or create a new sentence to add the whole keyword phrase into your résumé.
5. Each partial keyword added to your résumé will help strengthen your résumé rating.

You can leave the Partial Keyword help boxes open and click on different Partial Keyword phrases to see which will be best and/or easiest to add to your résumé. When you’re done with the Partial Keywords help boxes, you can click on the “Hide” links right above to hide either the Job Description or the Résumé help boxes.

To see a Missing Keyword phrase highlighted in the context of the Job Description:

1. Click on “Show Missing Keywords found in the Job Description” link to expand the blue Missing Keywords help box.
2. Click on a phrase in the Missing Keywords list to the left of the editor (the link in the list will turn gray).
3. The chosen phrase will be highlighted (bold, red) in the Job Description.
4. After seeing how the missing keyword is used in the Job Description, create a new sentence to add into your résumé
5. Each missing keyword added to your résumé will help strengthen your résumé rating.

You can leave the Missing Keyword help box open and click on different Missing Keyword phrases listed to see which will be best and/or easiest to add to your résumé. When you’re done with the Missing Keywords help box, you can click on the “Hide” link right above it to hide the help box.