ExitBuddy

If you think you are going to get fired... just focus on doing your job. Don't over analyze the situation. https://www.themuse.com/advice/3-situations-youre-probably-overanalyzing-and-how-to-stop You Think You’re Going to Be Fired or Promoted When you think you’re about to move up the food chain or be taken out of it, it’s easy to want to analyze every single cue that comes your way. Your boss mentioned  the word “fired”  and looked in your direction? Uh oh. A colleague whispered that someone in your department was getting promoted? Yay—maybe? The easiest way to handle this situation is to keep doing whatever it is you’re doing. Even if something big is on the horizon, reading into every interaction typically only leads to disappointment (“I got her coffee and she didn’t offer me a promotion!”). Hang tight and keep doing your job right. If you’re supposed to go somewhere else, someone will tell you.

via Reddit... http://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/2l2vwd/lpt_when_applying_for_jobs_especially_to_large/ HR is the first line of defense for hiring at most large organizations, but HR people aren't all that great at judging qualifications for specific jobs (e.g. A person with a Master's in HR doesn't know what makes for a good nuclear safety inspector). This leads them to filter out resumes using keywords and jargon as an indicator of abilities. Paid resume development tools have figured this out. They essentially populate your resume with the keywords that they've found effective at getting interviews, but you can do this yourself if you know your industry well and research the job. As a last ditch effort, you can even fill your resume with white-font keywords that aren't visible to people but will be picked up by filtering software.