Demystifying the Recruiter Experience with an ATS Simulation (feat. Cheryl Rotyliano)

Cheryl Rotyliano, Senior Associate Director of Market Readiness and Employment at the Wake Forest University School of Business, discusses the ATS simulation program she developed to demystify the recruiter experience for students.

The program involves a one-hour simulation where students review resumes, cover letters, and video interviews to make hiring decisions. The simulation helps students understand how applicant tracking systems (ATS) work and empathize with the challenges that recruiters face in the modern age. 

In the episode, Cheryl shares:

• What the simulation entails and how it’s structured
• Why she built the simulation
• How she built the simulation program (including how she created all the example resumes, cover letters, and video interviews)
• How she facilitates the simulation
• What her future goals are and how she hopes to scale the ATS simulation to reach more students
• And more

Resources from the episode:

• Cheryl’s LinkedIn profile
• A systematic review of the effectiveness of empathy education for undergraduate nursing students (research)
• Perspective mistaking: Accurately understanding the mind of another requires getting perspective, not taking perspective (research)
• PDF with screenshots from the simulation
• Wake Forest School of Business virtual career center (powered by uConnect)

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