It should be no surprise, then, that employers spend a very
short amount of time scanning over your resume during their initial review.
Remember that a recruiter spends a very
short amount of time scanning your CV.
Not exact matches
While there is the benefit
of being able to use Face ID when you can not
scan your fingerprint, the
amount of time it takes to enter a pin / password is still
short enough to reduce the need for a Face ID unlock.
Potential employers will only spend a
short amount of time quickly
scanning through every CV and they will be looking to find the information they need either in bullet point fashion which contains the same keywords as the job description or a list
of skills and qualifications which match those to what they need.
Mentioning a particular software you worked with will help immensely, especially if the hiring manager uses an Applicant Tracking System, which
scans numerous documents in a
short amount of time to see which ones include desired keywords.
An Applicant Tracking System is a type
of software that allows a computer to
scan through many resumes in a
short amount of time to determine which ones contain predetermined keywords.
Potential employers only spend a
short amount of time quickly
scanning through all the resumes they receive on a daily basis and they are looking to find the necessary information quickly which matches those required in the job description.
But, the thing is, hiring managers only spend 6 seconds
scanning your resume and if it fails to stand out within that
short amount of time, it will likely end up in the «trash» pile.
However, I would personally prefer everything in a package that I can
scan in a
short amount of time, how about you?