How to get noticed by tech recruiters?

I attended a webinar by Codementor yesterday about tech hiring, where the speaker Jeff Lam shared these insightful gems on creating resumes that help candidates stand out:

What do recruiters look for?

Regardless of ATS (applicant tracking system) or a human reviewing your application, here's what they look for:

• your tech stacks
• relevant experience for the role
• clear & concise profile/resume (if too long, recruiters may even skip reading it)

How to optimize your resume for visibility?

• make it easy to read with bullets, tech stacks, project details
• keep it short & concise, don't overwhelm with info
• recruiters (& ATS) are experts at keyword search. Add relevant ones
• add tech stack at the bottom of every employment

How to stand out?

• give personality to your professional profile: it could be through choice of words, colour, font or anything else
• be active in tech communities and link it to your resume: Github, LinkedIn, Twitter

• don't just write responsibilities. Write about something challenging you've worked on, any projects.
• optimize content for the role. The more relevant it is, there's a higher chance of getting shortlisted
• reach out to key decision makers in the company you're applying for.
• add numbers and quantify wherever you can. Specify the duration of employment. Recruiters (and ATS) are not technical experts but they use them to derive your degree of skill level & understand your seniority

In short, it's not difficult but takes some effort to optimize :)

Recently, I launched a product which helps candidates to create resumes with these elements easily. It's now live here: Resumey.Pro.
Feel free to let me know what you think in the comments below