Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robin Ryan is a career counselor who covers job search and careers. Times are changing thanks to more AI being used by employers.

Dear Sam: The thought of applying to a large corporation overwhelms me. If my resume is just tossed into an applicant tracking system and not read by a human, how will I be able to break through the ...

For years now, the vast majority of job applications have been scanned, filtered, and assessed by an application tracking system (ATS) before they ever reach a hiring manager’s inbox. This is not ...

Dublin, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Applicant Tracking System Market by Offering (Solutions & Services), Functionality (Job Distribution & Posting, Resume Parsing & Candidate Sourcing, ...

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

When you apply for a job, chances are a human isn’t reviewing your résumé. Today, many companies have adopted screening software as the first gate-keeper for identifying the best candidates. And there ...

Nearly all Fortune 500 companies use an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to organize, manage and track resumés. On one hand, ATS systems are a boon for companies and ostensibly make life easier for the ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you ask any CEO which people-related issue keeps them up at night, the answer will likely be turnover. Present trends aside, turnover ...

Here’s a not so fun fact: many job applications are trashed before they’re ever even looked at by human eyes. But how can this be you ask? Well, the harsh reality is, most large organizations these ...