The position of Software Implementation and Support Specialist is vital to the success of each seasonal release of the software. The candidate must be willing to work closely in a team environment and capable of close interaction with upper management to help meet specific customer needs.
An Implementation and Support Specialist is responsible for making sure the implementation of this software is a success. This means working closely with customers to get them up and running using the application as well as helping to support them once they are using it. The position also involves close interaction internally with management as well as the development team to help convey the customer’s needs and turn that into tasks that developers can work from.
Duties and Responsibilities:
As the Implementation and support specialist you will start working with a customer as soon as the season started and will spend the next 15 – 30 days working with that customer to help them understand how to best utilize the system. It is also critical to gain a better understanding on how the customers do business so you can help the company customize the system to better fit their business.
This position involves significant travel to customers within the United Arab Emirates and limited travel to customers internationally. Typically towards the beginning of each launch season you will travel onsite to the customers’ office and provide them with 2-4 days of training, sometimes followed up by another onsite visit 30 days after they start the season.
Once the customer is up and running and using the system you will also work with the development team to help resolve problems as they come up. You will also be working with the customers during and after the implementation to uncover opportunities to further customize the software.
Resume Keyword Practices to Avoid
We’ve established that using resume keywords throughout your application boosts your chances of a human hiring manager seeing it.
However, be careful not to overdo it.
Packing your resume full of keywords is almost as bad as not including any at all.
Don’t forget that a real person will (hopefully) see your resume at some point. So use natural language that engages that person.
Tip
Make sure you balance hard skills vs soft skills on your resume to show you’re a rounded candidate.
Otherwise, they’ll think you’re either a bad writer — which indicates your communication skills aren’t good — or assume you’re trying to beat the ATS, making you seem dishonest.
Keyword Stuffing
Keyword stuffing refers to using the same keyword again and again in an unnatural way to get your resume past the ATS.
People engage in keyword stuffing because some ATS software gives applications a higher ranking when it detects a keyword is used more. For instance, an ATS might assign a higher score to a candidate who mentions “search engine optimization” six times over one who mentions it three times.
Here’s an example of how one applicant tried to stuff the keyword “customer satisfaction” in their resume:
Boosted customer satisfaction by 47% by implementing customer satisfaction methods as part of company-wide effort to increase customer satisfaction rates.
Trained 7 new staff members in all aspects of housekeeping, ensuring that they meet health and safety standards
An applicant stuffs the keyword “customer satisfaction” on their resume.
See how extreme this is?
This technique might get your resume past the ATS, but will immediately turn off the hiring manager — ruining your chances of getting hired.