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Slightly off topic, but I have seen a number of comments mentioning "CV parsing". I implement HR technology for a living, which obviously includes recruitment solutions. I have never seen a company implement automated CV parsing, as in rejecting CVs which don't contain certain keywords.

Does anyone have first hand experience of working for a company which does implement automated CV parsing?

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Seems to be super common?

https://www.jobscan.co/blog/fortune-500-use-applicant-tracki...

An Applicant Tracking System is just the industry term for recruitment software. Therefore, you'd expect every company to have one.

I can't see anything in that link that suggests those companies are doing automated CV parsing.

Says it all the way through?

> Some ATS, like Taleo, even automatically rank applicants by comparing the uploaded resume to the job description. This allows recruiters to cherry pick candidates at the top of the ranking.

Outside of tech jobs if you apply to a big-five or something they’re absolutely doing this.

I agree that the tools provide that capability, but I have never seen them implemented anywhere, hence asking if anyone has first hand experience.

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