Here is What Recruiters Scan in Your Resume for 6 Seconds

 

Most of us never come to know about what actually went wrong for not being selected for a job interview. According to a recent quantitative study of recruiters on the job behavior conducted by The Ladders research, figured out that the recruiters spend an average of six seconds before making the initial decisions of whether the candidate is fit for the job or not

The whole finding provided data mainly on specific details that captured the recruiters’ attention, how long they spent on reviewing each resumes, how quickly their eyes moved from one item to another and what was the main contents that were over looked by them.

The entire study was conducted using a scientific technique called “eye tracking” on 30 professional recruiters. The entire research was conducted to figure out, analyze where, and how long do recruiters focuses on a single resume. As per the research, it found out that the recruiters spent just 6 seconds reviewing each individual’s resume. 

In that six seconds recruiters focus on the name of the candidate, previous company’s name, previous position is joining and quitting date, present name of the company, current position is starting and ending dates, and the educational qualifications. Based on these six data, recruiters did further more scanning for some of the keywords that matched the opening position.

So, as you all have got to know that the recruiters spend just around 6 seconds to scan your resume, you need to prepare your resume in such a way that it will be easier for recruiters to figure out the relevant information easily. So, prepare your resume in a clear hierarchy and avoid including any further visuals, which can distract the recruiter as it, place a very important role in recruiters decision making.