When your resume is scanned into a database that is used by the entire company, your resume may be selected for jobs in additional departments in the company. Inclusion and fairness Scanned resumes can reduce exclusion due to bias in the selection process. Unlike humans, computers hold no bias. You may still have to face a biased person later in the interview process, but a scanned resume can help you get past the intitial screening process. With no additional effort from you, your resume may be seen by many additional people, and the resume can stay active for years.
Some problems do exist with electronic applicant tracking.
There is little chances of your name being brought up if the words you use to describe your qualifications do not match what the employer is looking for. There may be less opportunity to negotiate salary, especially if you have included salary requirements or past salary numbers on your resume. Machines can make errors, even if they do so less than humans would. Resumes that have been in a database for a long period of time may become outdated and no longer reflect a person's most recent qualifications. Many people use their standard resume as a starting point for writing a scannable resume.