Writing a resume for Greenhouse
Greenhouse does not read a document the way other systems do. Here is what it expects, and what we change when you pick it.
What matters here
- Greenhouse parses reliably and recruiters read the document itself, so the writing carries more weight than raw keyword count.
- Lead each bullet with the outcome rather than the task. Recruiters here skim the first few words of each line.
- Keep to one page for under eight years of experience, two pages beyond that.
What we change for Greenhouse
- Dates
- Written as Mar 2021
- Experience heading
- Professional Experience
- Summary heading
- Professional Summary
- Bullets
- Round bullets, up to 6 per role, under 240 characters each
- Skills
- Grouped into named categories
- File to upload
How to tell if an employer uses it
Look at the address bar when you start the application. The system is almost always named in the URL — myworkdayjobs.com, greenhouse.io, taleo.net, jobs.lever.co, icims.com. If you can't tell, leave the setting alone and the general defaults will carry you.
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