Resumes are never scarce if you’re a recruiter. While candidate applications flow in from everywhere, sorting through them manually and ranking them based on their qualification for a job opening isn’t always as rewarding as you want it to be.

Traditionally, the resume-filtering process used to be automated using keyword matching (like SEO), a method that proved to be unreliable because it gave way to various loopholes and hacks candidates would use to exploit the filtering process.

This is a blog piece by Lee Biggins. He is the CEO of Resume-Library, one of the fastest-growing job boards in the U.S. and founder and managing director of CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board. With industry experience spanning nearly 20 years, Lee is a pioneer of online recruitment and is passionate about the latest developments in the market.

Zoho Recruit turns 10 this year, and we are dedicating this special milestone to our huge family of happy recruiters. Being part of the recruitment industry and understanding the impact a profession like this can create, is out-of-this-world. It’s also one that grows on you. 

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Recruiters are often stuck in a spiral that’s difficult to break. They’re constantly tweaking processes to find the best hire for every job opening, and doing it in as short a time as possible. But what if the right talent isn’t applying? Or if your job opening isn’t reaching your potential candidates? And when you have both, there are still obstacles, like budget, time to fill, employer expectations, pay scale, and more. Most HR teams and recruitment agencies face this struggle of attracting talent that meets their needs.

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