Load it up with keywords that
the next recruiter or hiring manager will be searching for!
Not exact matches
When you've found a job you like and a role you fit into, putting together a strong application and following up with a
hiring manager or recruiter are the logical
next steps.
If the resume meets the criteria, it will pass through the screen and make its way to the
next reviewer, either an experienced
recruiter or hiring manager, who will have a better understanding of your work and capabilities.
The average
recruiter or hiring manager looks at a new resume for 5 to 7 seconds before moving on to the
next.
After all, the average
recruiter or hiring manager spends only a few seconds reading a resume before deciding whether to keep it
or junk it and move on to the
next candidate.
If the resume meets this criteria, it will pass through the screen and make its way to the
next reviewer, either an experienced
recruiter or hiring manager who will have a better understanding of your work and capabilities.
Recruiters and
hiring manager know pretty quickly whether
or not you are getting to the
next stage.
Where a
hiring manager wants to know how you'll fit in as part of a team, the
recruiter often just wants to make sure you meet the most important job description criteria, before passing you up to the
next level
or down to the reject pile.
Once you have the attention of the
Hiring Manager or Recruiter because of the infamous name drop, your resume will be what determines the
next step.
Next, catch the attention of the
hiring manager or recruiter with a strong opening line.
These documents and the understanding that Peggy will give you about how these documents are viewed by the
recruiter or the
hiring manager will impact your financial and professional future for the
next 30 years!
If you use huge blocks of text and a flowery font, a
recruiter or hiring manager will likely deem it «too hard to read» and move on to the
next resume.