TL;DR
BA roles sit between business and technology, and the ATS matches both dialects at once. 97.8% of Fortune 500 companies screen applications through an ATS before a human reads them. If your business analyst CV is filtered before a human reads it, the keywords an ATS expects are usually missing.
The fix is not keyword-stuffing
At CVPilot the pattern that works is consistent:
- Summary leads with your strongest keywords, anchored to a quantified result
- Every bullet pairs a keyword with a number
- Tools and systems named explicitly so the parser matches them
The contrarian bit
Stakeholder communication is necessary but no longer differentiating. The BAs who stand out prove they shifted a number: time saved, cost removed, revenue enabled.
Full guide with the exact business analyst keywords, placement, and metrics: https://cvpilot.pro/blog/business-analyst-cv-keywords-ats?utm_source=devto&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=business-analyst
What keyword do most business analysts forget?
