
It also looks for keywords that come directly from the job posting.

When scanning a resume, ATS looks for basic information like contact details, job titles and education history.

Rather than a person scanning through resume batches daily to determine which applicants are a match for an open role, ATS does this time-consuming work instead-sorting and scanning dozens, hundreds or thousands of resumes in a fraction of the time. It’s a software program that automates part of the recruitment process for businesses. The term ATS stands for applicant tracking system.
