One of the most common questions I receive as a professional résumé writer is how to make a résumé ATS-friendly. Here are several strategies to help you understand how Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) work and how to optimize your résumé's performance in ATS.

With the recent mass layoffs of federal workers and the sense that my NOAA job is hanging by a thread, I asked my talented friend and former White House coworker, Anjali Tripathi, how she has prepared for imminent layoffs. She shared many tips that I’ve combined with my own here. Read on for steps you can take to prepare.