How to Add Keywords to an ATS Resume

Read the job post twice

Highlight repeated skills, tools, and qualifications. Those are your primary keyword targets for this application.

Place keywords in three places

• Professional summary — two or three role-specific terms.
• Skills section — a scannable list aligned with the posting.
• Experience bullets — prove you used those skills with results.

Never paste the entire job description into your resume. ATS scores relevance; recruiters reject nonsense keyword blocks.