What recruiters look at during the 6 seconds that they spend on your resume/CV | Career... - 0 views
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30 professional recruiters and monitored their eye movements over a 10 week period, using a scientific technique called’ eye tracking’.
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recording and analyzing where and how long the recruiter focuses when assessing a CV/Resume for suitability for a job.
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Recruiters spend only 6 seconds reviewing an individual resume, despite therecruiters reporting that they spend longer.
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The ‘gaze tracking’ technology used in the survey shows that recruiters spent nearly 80% of their time reviewing the following information. Name Current title/company Previous title/company Previous position start and end dates Current position start and end dates Education
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Decisions were very much based on these 6 data points (shown above) and the “resume/CV detail and explanatory copy” had “little to no impact on the initial decision making process.
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Prepare a tabulated personal data summary for the top of your resume/CV which summarizes the 6 key elements of data
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Ensure the sections of your resume/CV, e.g. profile, key skills, professional experience and education are well delineated and each heading is in bold so recruiters can easily navigate your resume/CV