7 Ways to Make an ATS Friendly CV for a Good and Correct Job Application (WITH EXAMPLES)

Curriculum Vitae (CV) is one of the documents that is very very important, especially for students job seeker who are looking for work. A CV or what is known as a curriculum vitae in Indonesian will usually contain personal data, abilities or skills hard skills and soft skills, as well as the owner's contact.

This CV document is usually used as one of the consideration documents Human Resources (HR) management companies in selecting the right candidate to take the next recruitment test (usually an interview or psychological test).

Because this CV can be one of the big considerations for jobseekers in looking for work, it is also very important to pay attention to making a good and correct CV. Today, there are many companies that use this system Applicant Tracking System (ATS) in the CV selection process.

Even so, there are still a lot of people who don't know what ATS is and what CV is ATS Friendly. In this article, you will be invited by DailySocial.id to find out how to make an ATS CV Friendly along with examples.

What is Curriculum Vitae (CV)?

Curriculum Vitae (CV) is one of the files that will usually be submitted to recruiter or companies that open job vacancies. In addition to a CV, usually the company will need some initial administrative files that will be used for consideration in the selection of worker candidates.

These documents include: application letter, diplomas, transcripts, ID cards, and so on. A CV or what is called a curriculum vitae in Indonesian is a document that contains important points regarding self-identity, work experience or organization, as well as the capabilities of the owner of the CV.

CV and job application letter have differences very conspicuous. CV document is a file that is generally informing anyone. Meanwhile, a job application letter is a letter addressed personally to a company with the aim of notifying the position to be applied for by a prospective worker. 

What is ATS?

ATS stands for Applicant Tracking System which is a program or for mobile devices to report the used by companies to select CVs from job candidates. Through ATS, companies that previously had to select a lot of candidate CV files, were able to save time and get a CV with relevant skills quickly. Actually how does this software work?

The company initially got lots of CVs from many prospective workers along with other job application documents. After that, recruiter will enter all the CV data to the ATS. Well, then ATS will work by scanning the CV file and suggesting suitable job candidates for the next recruitment test.

Many companies use ATS to select their job candidates. So that you can get a higher chance of moving on to the next recruitment stage, it is very important that you can create a friendly CV with for mobile devices to report the AT.

Why CV Must ATS Friendly?

It's very important for your CV to get ATS Friendly or friendly with for mobile devices to report the ATS. Why is that? Here are the reasons why your CV should be ATS friendly.

ATS is Used by Many Companies in the Hiring Process

Today's ATS software has been widely used by companies, especially large companies that often get thousands of CVs every time they open a job vacancy. 

This ATS will be used to scan the CV and later the company will get candidates whose CV information is relevant to the job vacancies offered. Well, it is very important for you to be able to make a friendly CV with this ATS so that your CV can be read by the system.

Wouldn't it be a shame if you actually have work experience that matches a vacancy but your CV is not read by the system? For that, it is very important for those of you who job seeker to pay attention to the right CV for ATS software.

Increase Chance to Qualify for Next Recruitment

Software ATS works by scanning documents that have relevance to the job position opened by the company. This can be done because ATS will choose syllables and words related to role applied by workers.

Later, after ATS provides candidate recommendations, the recruiter will also check the documents directly. By making a CV that is ATS friendly, you will have a greater potential to pass to the next recruitment stage, be it psychological tests or interviews. 

Recruiters Get Relevant Information About Candidates and Positions Applying

As explained in the previous point, after ATS provides a candidate recommendation, recruiter will re-check the recommended CV.

ATS has previously sorted CVs that have a strong relevance to the job roles the company offers. Well, with this ATS scan, the recruiter will get candidates with strong relevance to the available positions in the company. 

Easy to Read by Anyone

A CV format that can be read by ATS will tend to have template clear and straightforward. With a CV format that is compatible with the ATS, you will tend to create a CV that is easier for anyone to read.

How to Make an ATS Friendly Curriculum Vitae (CV)

After knowing some reasons why CV should be ATS Friendly, do you immediately want to make an ATS friendly CV? Of course you need to know how to make an ATS CV first. The following is an explanation of how to make an ATS CV Friendly.

Do research on the position you are applying for

ATS will sort out CVs that have a strong correlation with the position offered by the company. That way, it is very important for you to write CV content that matches the position you are applying for.

For example, if you want to apply for a job related to creative design. ATS can recognize you as a suitable candidate if you have keywords (keyword) experience in the field of design work.

This software can also recognize skills such as Corel Draw, Photoshop, and many other graphic skills that are suitable for creative corporate design positions. Well, for that, it is very important to adjust the CV content to the position you are applying for!

Use Easy-to-Read and ATS Friendly Templates

The step to making another ATS friendly CV is that you need to use or create a template ATS friendly. A CV in an ATS-friendly format is usually characterized by content that is straightforward and does not require certain graphics to show skill or ability.

A CV that has frank content will be easily read by both ATS and recruiter. Other than that, template the ATS Friendly will avoid any mistakes formatting.

Use ATS Fonts Friendly

The next step to make an ATS friendly CV is that you need to use an easy-to-read CV font. Recommended fonts for CVs include Calibri, Helvetica, Cambria, Arial, Verdana, Georgia, and Lato. 

Create Clear Subtitles

The next way to make a good and correct CV and ATS Friendly is that you need to add clear subtitles to make it easy for readers and ATS to read. Data that needs to be added to the CV include work experience, organizational experience, educational history, abilities or skills skill.

Another tip that you can apply is that you can use English in writing your CV. Why is that? Because most ATS currently only supports keyword scanning in English. 

In addition, the use of tables will be strongly discouraged in writing CV ATS, because it can potentially be unreadable. A good subtitle for a CV will usually be separated using headings. Keywords for good subtitles include Profile, Contact, Work Experience, Education, and Skills.

Edit CV with Relevant Information

After you have researched your job position, it's time for you to pour content that fits the position or position you are applying for.

Don't forget to be careful when entering words because a typo can make words that should be relevant information for you become unreadable by machines!

Save the Document with the Format According to the Terms

The final step in the CV preparation process is file storage. Follow the instructions from recruiter in selecting this storage. If there are no directions for document formatting, the PDF document format can be an excellent choice. 

PDF documents will tend to have a neater appearance when compared to the appearance of DOCX documents which tend to change depending on the version of Microsoft Word. 

CV Test and Ask Others' Opinions

The final step to ensure that your CV is ATS friendly is to do a test with various tests online ATS that is on the search engine. In addition, you can also consult with your friends and relatives who understand a good and correct CV.

Sample Curriculum Vitae (CV) ATS

The following is an example of an ATS friendly CV that you can use as a reference for your CV! Previously, DailySocial.id would provide disclaimer that the data contained in this sample CV is purely fictitious. You can change your personal data from this sample CV as your CV reference.

PRANAJA AURA

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Aura is a fresh graduate with a bachelor's degree in Journalistic from Padjajaran University. She is very passionate about raising her skills and experience in writing. Aura is having so much eager in content writing, so she is currently building a personal blog and joining a digital marketing course to study more about Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Aura finds interest in pursuing a professional career as a content writer.

Work Experience

PT. Amanah Jaya Self-Sufficiency

content writer                                                                                  June 2022 - Presents

- Crafting Search Engine Optimization (SEO) articles 

- Drafting articles to Content Management System (CMS)

- Crafting articles for external clients

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Student Press and Publishing Agency   

Head of Editorial Team                                                January 2019 - December 2019

- Organizing division members in carrying out meetings or other activities

- Developing concepts and work programs, especially tasks for team members

- Ensuring that work programs are in accord with the plans                                      

Educations

Padjadjaran University                                            

Bachelor's degree in Journalistic, GPA: 3.60                    August 2017 - August 2021

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Language: Indonesian (Native), English

Non-Technical:Teamwork, Creativity, Leadership

Technicals:Microsoft Office, Semrush, Content Management System (CMS), Ahrefs, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

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Currently, many companies are using the ATS system so that they can perform the CV scanning process more quickly. ATS can help companies in the recruitment process, especially in terms of saving time.

WellThat was the method and example of an ATS friendly CV that you can use as a reference for your CV. Hopefully this article will help you in writing a good CV. Keep the spirit!