Sentences with phrase «review stacks of resumes»

When recruiters and hiring managers have to review stacks of resumes in search of that potential star candidate, each resume might get 15 seconds worth of attention, and often less.

In today's saturated job market, it's no wonder recruiters are pressed for time when reviewing the stacks of resumes they get for each open position.

Not exact matches

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Paragraphs are difficult to read, especially when readers usually have stack of resumes to review, «creative» formatting does not add value (unless you are in the design / creative industry) and Word templates are a dime a dozen and frequently only prompt a user to plug in duties, completely eliminating a section for accomplishments.

Remember your resume is being reviewed by a person who has a stack of resumes to review, and they are Googling each candidate.

In fact, I was speaking with an executive - level employer the other day (who regularly reviews resumes), and he commented about how quickly he can scan through a stack of resumes and choose the candidates he plans to call.

With a stack of resumes to review, recruiters naturally want to make their workload easier, tossing bad resumes right off the bat.

If your resume contains the right keywords and is «keyword rich» according to what the employer enters for the scanning technology, your resume has a greater chance of getting to the top of the stack for review.

We use this quick review to narrow a stack of fifty resumes down to about ten, then we take a longer look at the remaining ten to decide who we should call in for an interview.

The writer breaks this section up into short, bulleted phrases, making it easy for a hiring manager to quickly scan when reviewing a large stack of resumes.

Experienced Talent Acquisition Coordinator with the ability to sift through stacks of resumes to deliver only the best candidates for review by hiring managers.

At the end of the day, when you resume is on the desk of the hiring manager, and gets placed into the stack to be reviewed over the weekend, are you confident that your resume will standout?

The hiring manager is probably reviewing stacks of cover letters and resumes, so being succinct is essential.