This might be a silly question, but if a recruiter reaches out to you directly and asks for your resume... do they intend to read through it themselves or put it through an ATS system?

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In my experience they usually intend to read through it themselves and then find jobs that are a good fit based on your resume. If they are asking you for it directly I would assume they aren't just going to put it in the ATS system.

They will read it through. (Or they should). An ATS is just a productivity tool recruiters use to organize the thousands of resumes they receive.

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