198: UX resume myths about the ATS, with Workday UX director and hiring manager Patrick Neeman

Patrick Neeman, Director of UX Design, AI Experiences, explains how applicant tracking systems read your resume and why he advises against a two-column layout. He also shares what he has seen as a hiring manager about keyword filtering, knockout questions and the six-second resume glance. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✔️ Why Patrick says to use one column for an ATS and two columns for a person ✔️ How OCR can turn a two-column resume into one big line of text ✔️ How knockout questions and keyword filtering work in some systems ✔️ Patrick's misconceptions about companies, AI and recruiters in hiring ✔️ What Patrick says helps a resume pass a quick scan Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:35 Who Patrick Neeman is 01:23 Keyword filtering and knockout questions 03:55 Why to avoid a two-column resume for the ATS 05:48 Misconceptions about ATS and hiring 07:28 The six-second resume study 08:45 What makes a resume stand out Related episodes How to optimize your resume for the ATS so you can get more UX job interviews How to optimize your resume for the Applicant Tracking System Links and resources Patrick Neeman on LinkedIn Workday careers 🎯 How I can help with your UX job search 📋 Get my UX case study template 👋 Follow me, on LinkedIn , Instagram , & YouTube