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Job Tips: How Recruiters See Your Resume at First Glimpse

We at AT2W realize that many jobs are at jeopardy due to increased job loss on the corporate level. The truth of the matter is: Companies are still losing profits and some have to make drastic decisions to cut jobs. This effects American families and its crucial that job seekers have the best information out there to get them one step ahead of the competition in their job search.

The Business Insider suggests this information about how recruiters see your resume in the first 6 seconds:

Although we may never know why we didn’t get chosen for a job interview, a recent study is shedding some light on recruiters’ decision-making behavior. According to TheLaddersresearch, recruiters spend an average of ”six seconds before they make the initial ‘fit or no fit’ decision” on candidates.

The study used a scientific technique called “eye tracking” on 30 professional recruiters and examined their eye movements during a 10-week period to “record and analyze where and how long someone focuses when digesting a piece of information or completing a task.”

In the short time that they spend with your resume, the study showed recruiters will look at your name, current title and company, current position start and end dates, previous title and company, previous position start and end dates, and education.