Greenhouse ATS What Job Seekers Need to Know

Greenhouse ATS What Job Seekers Need to Know Greenhouse ATS What Job Seekers Need to Know A fewnotable applicant tracking systems (ATS) have roots going back to the 1990s and it shows. One recruiter told Jobscan that they were stuck using a system that reminds me of something in the Windows 95 era. Even asATS companiesupdate their software to keep with the times, many are dragging along old code that makes them clunky and complicated for recruiters and job seekers alike. Then there is Greenhouse, an ATS startup that was founded in 2012 and completed its Series C round of funding in 2015. Since then, Greenhouse has been gobbling up market share and gaining ground on long-time ATS king Taleo.Need to take a step back?Read more What is an applicant tracking system?Greenhouse prides itself on providing an excellentcandidate experience, but there are still a few things job seekers should know when working on a Greenhouse application. These insights can be the difference between getting an interview and falling behind other candidates.Companies that use Greenhouse ATSA few of the many companies that use Greenhouse ATS includeAirbnbFitBitPinterestSnapchatInstacartTripAdvisorRedditWarby ParkerBuzzFeedJ.D. PowerVenmoSquarespaceTumblrShazamEvernoteProsperGawkerCasperMajor League BaseballTaco Bell (corporate)As you can see, the tech industry is leading the way in adopting Greenhouse, but others wont be far behind.How to spot Greenhouse ATSSome companies mask the ATS theyre using, but sometimes you can see the name of the ATS right in the URL.For example, a corporate Taco Bell job will have a URL likehttps//boards.greenhouse.io/tacobell/jobs/1115634app .Other companies, like Airbnb, customize their URL to something likehttps//www.airbnb.com/careers/apply2/1068766?gh_src=. That makes it a little harder to know which ATS theyre using.If its not in the URL, some clues that youre using Greenhouse includeA minimalist, single-page application (usually)Apply for this Job headingDo cuments attached via some combination of direct upload, Dropbox, Google Drive, or pasted inCustomized text fields (including social profiles or knockout questions)Compliance surveys like U.S. Equal Opportunity andVoluntary Self-Identification of Disability at the bottomIf a company doesnt stylize their application, Greenhouse applications look like this by default. Among others, this is how Instacart, Fitbit, and Taco Bell applications begin.(If the URL and application are customized like Airbnbs and you are a tech-savvy person, you can inspect the application using your browser developer tools to see if Greenhouse or another ATS is hidden in the code.)Greenhouse ATS doesnt parse your resumeSome ATS scrape your uploaded resume and attempt to pull the correct info into a digital candidate profile for the purposes of search, filters, rankings, and recruiter navigability. Unfortunately, these ATS arent able to account for every resume format, resume template, or creative design choices , meaning sections of an applicants resume might not be parsed correctly. As a result, highly qualified candidates tend to slip through the cracks.Greenhouse ATS doesnt attempt to do this. Applicants within Greenhouse dont need to be quite as careful about creative formatting choices or untraditional section labels. That said, the text still needs to be readable by Greenhouse to enable keyword searches.If youve saved your ATS resume as a PDF, double-check its searchability by confirming that the text can be selected and copied, or upload it into Jobscan.Keyword frequency matters in a Greenhouse searchWhen a recruiter using Greenhouse ATS searches for a keyword, the system searches applicants entire resumes for the keyword. One of the contributing factors for how the results are returned to the recruiter is keyword frequency. For example, if a recruiter searches for customer service, an applicant with five mentions of that skill in their resume will appear higher in the results than someone with only two mentions.Because of this, its important to ensure that the most important hard skills and keywords for a job are mentioned in your resume multiple times.Jobscan makes it easy to optimize your resume keywords for frequency by showing you a side-by-side comparison of the keywords in your resume and the job description.An example skills comparison in the Jobscan Match Report.Try it out for yourself here??span data-mce-type=bookmark style=display inline-block width 0px overflow hidden line-height 0 class=mce_SELRES_start?/spanspan data-mce-type=bookmark style=display inline-block width 0px overflow hidden line-height 0 class=mce_SELRES_start?/?spanspan data-mce-type=bookmark style=display inline-block width 0px overflow hidden line-height 0 class=mce_SELRES_start?/spanspan data-mce-type=bookmark style=display inline-block width 0px overflow hidden line-height 0 class=mce_SELRES_startspan data-mce-type=bookmark style=display inline-block width 0px overflow hidden li ne-height 0 class=mce_SELRES_start?/span?/spanCreate an attractive resumeWhen it comes to creating an ATS-proof resume, sometimes visual design can take a backseat to keyword optimization and formatting. However, design needs to be a real consideration when applying through the Greenhouse ATS. In addition to the aforementioned lack of parsing, Greenhouse also prominently displays your resume in the recruiter interface.Example of the Greenhouse ATS application and resume view. This resume was uploaded as a bare-bones .txt file, which doesnt look very attractive.In a recruiters Greenhouse dashboard, your resume appears below the text fields youve filled out as part of the application. The display maintains your resumes design however you saved it. When applying through Greenhouse, take a little more time with your resumes design, consider a snazzier template, and make sure the most important information is located near the top.Get additional Greenhouse ATS tipsGet more Greenhouse-spec ific tips by using Jobscans ATS Tip feature. Learn more by watching the one-minute video below