How Recruiters Read Your Resume ... in 7 Seconds!

[@ghayath2011]

I think finding a job is 50% timing and luck, 25% your qualifications, and 25% if the employer likes you during the interview

[@craigtheschmeg3253]

Seven seconds on a resume. Yeah, we'd hate for all those professional recruiters to steal time away from their face booking, tweeting and texting to actually do their job...

[@Metatron141]

+Craig TheSchmeg 7 secs isn't the aveerage, no employer is that busy that they can't give more time to a potential future company asset. And if they do they most likely have no social skills or appreciation for talent and skill.

[@ghayath2011]

Most of the recruiters are the most unprofessional clueless idiots I have ever dealt with.

[@MuffButcher]

Speak to a recruiter and I'm sure they'd say the same about candidates.

[@LamixFace]

and 100 percent reason to remember the name :P

[@tungsten5790]

I watched the first 7 seconds and she didn't get to the point, so i turned it off.

[@9ShivamSharma]

Or maybe you were not professional and looked at the wrong places during those 7 seconds.

[@Greaseshow]

SHIVAM SHARMA haha you totally played into that one...

[@adorablecheetah2930]

Hahahaha

[@joe-sydney-au]

I tried looking at "the wrong places" but the camera was too high :-( So i quickly moved on... lol

[@tdunster2011]

Given the attention span of HR personnel is about 7 seconds it makes a lot of sense.

[@skylarkenneth2407]

sub par of a fish's attention span XP

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

They are dolts

[@linarahim3746]

Education is important for the first 10 years of your career after that your experience takes over. This is my experience! Some companies that has such large turn over is because they hire based on education, work experience but forget personality which plays a huge part of being a team player. Every company should focus on HIRE CHARACTER - SKILL IS TRAINED.

[@sandymoorferrariclub2351]

How is an employer supposed to do reliable background checks for character? They can check on educational attainment with 95% confidence and work experience with 80% confidence. Every other claim you make, you could just be making up for the interview so it's effectively worthless. Therefore, for younger employees a sensible recruiter will look for high educational attainment as evidence of intelligence and/or diligence, regular employment in real jobs as evidence of general work ethic and experience in skills directly relating to the area of employment if the work is sufficiently specialised.

[@ronin43]

The way it's done isn't the best way, many many times recruiters are missing great talent because of this strategy - they think they are hiring the best candidate because of confirmation bias. Experience is also weighted too heavily, just because someone did something before does not mean they can do it well and just because someone has not done something before does not mean they can't adapt and do it well or better than persons already in the position. Recruiters are leaning on the fact the person was hired before for the same job. You will never get to hire someone who thinks differently using the same old template. This area is ripe for disruption.

[@NahedKashmiri]

Agree with you

[@JessFischerosity]

agreed! But also, I can see why they've reverted to this strategy being that there may be way too many resumes to go over that thoroughly in such short time. Although, if the company is willing to take the time, there's much better chance that the employee hired will put in their best as they were picked for their skills and talents

[@ronin43]

Jess Fischer maybe so, but the system is flawed companies are hell bent on saving money but in the long run they could hire more hr staff to properly do the job it would save them in the long run. Many youngsters getting hired leave in the first two months because they feel "they haven't made a difference"

[@JessFischerosity]

ronin43 yes, the system is flawed - because they're focused on money and not integrity or anything important that used to be to companies. I agree And even if they want to save money, they're not going to in the long run because they are cutting corners in hiring. It's just a downhill spiral that keeps getting harder from companies trying to make it easier and quicker. And I'd say I'm surprised about the younger new employees, but seeing that each generation increasingly thinks they can get instant gratification because of technology and whatnot, it makes sense. I say that unfortunately. Making a difference anywhere, let alone a company you just got into, takes a lot of time, effort, and mainly patience I know it's easier said than done though.

[@ronin43]

Jess Fischer so true....

[@the_film_scene]

Thanks for the video. I agree with you in how to punch up the resume with beginning the tasks in a verbal form, using a descriptive word (not an adverb) to bring it out even more.

[@salv236]

My advice don't waste your time with recruiters, look for companies you would like to work for, get names of hiring managers and address it to them.

[@careerly]

+salv236 we cover that point elsewhere and that is generally correct. However, you still need a top-notch resume that is focused on impact and results. In fact, especially critical when you get in front of hiring managers and line managers versus HR staff/recruiters.

[@salv236]

+Careerly I prefer having a human read my CV, then some recruiter filtering out keywords via software, it's quite sad that we have got to this point, guess from this I can create a startup to solve a recruitment problem, when will recruiters to fully read CVs, makes my blood boil.

[@Ivoshevo]

+salv236 I agree with you.i applied for IT jobs from Africa to Canada and USA I have had about 3 recruiters who contacted me, the don't take up time to talk with you for a reason i don't know and its hard to explain. the most the ask will be about your desire yearly pay or if you have and updated resume... but the best is to apply directory to a company.

[@careerly]

We do too! Recruiters and HR people are for the most part obstacles between good candidates and the teams that would like to meet them. So you to work within that system OR around it -> network like crazy to get in front of the right people, and MAKE sure your resume shows impact and results.

[@troymcintosh2564]

She is right. If you work at a good company there could be several resumes. Unless the company uses AI, they are scanning very quickly

[@MrTeslaX]

7 sec is a fair time. Once recruiter from a reputed company told me that he looks at a resume for 3-4 sec; 5 sec max!

[@jubsology]

Of course no. 1 video resume !! I have watched more than 200 videos on resume. Thanks to Careerly!

[@philwilliamsdrummer]

This video was so helpful to me, my resume was 4 pages long and literally had no idea what I was doing. Thanks for the video and giving some insight to how some industries handle recruitment.

[@careerly]

***** Thanks! And glad it was helpful. See more resume guidance here: www.careerly.co/features-blogs/2014/11/9/resume-bullets-200-examples Keep your resume two either a one page or two page version.

[@2JobsStillPoorUSA]

CBK Recruiter Try to eliminate prepositional phrases. Generally you want your writings to be clear and concise. Quantify wherever possible and target your resume to the job announcement. You might also want to look into a Functional Resume which focuses on your skills, accomplishments, and the outcomes of projects rather than the places you worked. Here's what helped me. On a separate document, write concise sentences that describe your accomplishments, achievements, and successful projects. You may have 4 or 5 pages. Now, use that to write a targeted resume for the job. Remember not all your experience will translate. I would never put my experience planting trees in Oregon on an Administrative Assistant resume. Make sense?

[@wmnhines]

Thank you! My resume used to be 3 pages long. Even Recruiter who are paying paid high salaries never told me to truncated to 1 page.

[@careerly]

Sure! You may always keep a longer version handy but its never a bad idea to have a one page summary version no matter how many years of experience you have. Just gives the reader what he/she needs as fast as possible.

[@rectify2003]

Elephants have Truncated Resume's

[@007finness]

Very helpful video. This only backed my friend's resume which I based mine on. Thank you.

[@katerinaonsecondlife3945]

I think every one has it's own style, and so does the company's recruiter. I think if the recruiter likes your resume (no matter how the resume looks like), you are clicked. So you are a fit for the recruiter. There are also many kinds of recruiter, they may like your old-fashion resume, some of them may love the fancy, even without any real content. I say, create your resume, show what you are really good at and what you want to provide to the employer, in the end, it all comes down to find a 'suitable' job that fits you. These tips are general, you can use them as your own or just leave it.

[@careerly]

+Katerina on Second Life You nailed it when you say "show what you are really good at and what you want to provide to the employer," Content is always king over format, following the initial 5-7-second resume screen.. we cover that. We also cover that more in depth in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4C0qnqseruHmsk Thanks for your comment!

[@katerinaonsecondlife3945]

+Careerly Thank you, the second video is very helpful.

[@raymukhtar6806]

Thank you so much for putting this out there. It opened my eyes to the recruiting world and process into hiring. I am grateful. #CONQUER

[@careerly]

+Rehman Mukhtar You are most welcome! Thanks for the feedback.

[@SANNIEL-vk9ly]

@@careerly Hi, thanks so much for the info, and I have some questions about joining the UN volunteer in Kenya, I'd really appreciate your feedback

[@jiezhang3775]

Instead of showing a universal template, your video is really unique and helpful!!!! Thanks a lot!

[@careerly]

Thanks for the feedback!!

[@sofiascatto5653]

Hi, this is beautiful, and makes a lot of sense, but in internships they only make you take tiny steps into projects, it's almost impossible putting metrics and even achievements..

[@tommyzatoichi]

This is an interesting video, I work in recruitment within the FS market for AVP to Director hires. I like this video because it is honest - we’d all love to believe that hiring managers have the time to read 100 CVs for 15 minutes but it’s not possible. I think the biggest lesson here is for people to stop moaning about recruiters and realise that working with good ones and how to make that relationship work.

[@AhmedAhmed-gw1rx]

really thank you... i want to say one thing you people's are really helping for us once again thank you and keep doing like this job......hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm thousand times thanks for u ....

[@KarinneRibeiro]

I think depends of the professional and position...a leader position for example...its hard to make one page resume.... reaaaaally hard! cause it has the achievements, the technical skills, adm skills, communication skills (including all forums that profesional has participated), outside country experiences (only business travels of course)...just there.... you will have at least 2 full pages...complicated.

[@careerly]

Have two versions- a complete one with the information you mention. And a one-page synopsis of key skills/accomplishments that can quickly get someone's attention before mnaking them read a full 3 or 4 page document.

[@alb12345672]

A manager I had used to gather all the resumes in a pile, and toss 50% of them in the trash. His rationale was "I don't want to hire the unlucky ducks."

[@incomments2864]

That's horrible.

[@convergeaudio4929]

Wow.

[@MiaCarter7]

I swear the worst people on the planet always seem to have hiring power

[@3L5Ancho]

alb12345672 i swear i ssen that shit too and i wonder if i was ever in that catagory of the unlucky ducks

[@anjm6105]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. This has been the most valuable information thus far.

[@careerly]

Ashley Mc Thank you Ashley! That is a very sweet compliment! If you're still looking for some additional, more personalized guidance please check out the new Careerly webinar series: www.careerly.co/careerly-webinars/ We offer a more individualized coaching experience- all for a fraction of the price and it can be done from the comfort of your home! Thanks for being a fan of Careerly!

[@anshumanarora4984]

from hr point of view you are right however when resumes comes to us we always need detailed information. now a days we reject 70 percent of resume just on the ground they are one page. so one hand you are right but on another its not.

[@sachinkale6826]

Your english speech is incredibly beautiful.

[@ravishbhandari2639]

Stop flirting uncle 😂🤣

[@MicLoveMedia]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! If you were standing in front of me I'd hug you. This information is so useful. If I gave you the ratio of job applications Ive submitted to interviews Ive received your jaw would drop (its not a good number). I assume that this is due to my resume not including all the details you mentioned here.

[@briwest65]

Hira, I hear you talk about "one page". Others have eluded to not being able to do it below. I have 30 yrs of experience, two degrees, 16 yrs of military in two branches and three careers.... HOW do you expect that to go on one page?! For you 20 somethings that have one or two jobs that may work.... I have tried to compensate with an "At a Glance" section up front with key points & metrics tailored to the job at hand. Then my regular THREE page resume follows below... Is this an acceptable compromise to your "one page" rule? I KNOW that every 20 something (EVEN 30 or 40 somethings with one or two relevant jobs/positions) says only one page.... I have not had a one page for over 15 years now... Cant do it... Should I just list NO SKILLS and list ONLY job titles to keep it on one page?!?! Even then I don't think it would be on one page...

[@careerly]

+briwest65 Excellent question - and we get it asked so much- there are two more videos answering this! Please check them out. 7+ yrs of experience: you have the choice to expand to a two-pager. You should definitely have a 2-pager if two decades of experience (although keeping a one-page version no matter what is not a bad idea- consider it an at-a-glance summary). In addition to the two-pager, what I do for seasoned clients w eons of experience to have addendums - special projects, special assignments, select transactions, publications, papers, talks etc etc.. you can always share this extra doc(s) with recruiters at later stage in process. -Hira

[@chellapandiansadaiyandi9176]

Really worth, excellent video, very practical, i will change my resume now.

[@Allprowebtools]

Really great information in this video! Super instructive for candidates and recruiters alike. Keep it up!

[@wizbangFLL]

They don't see a resume anymore, they use a applicant tracking system and the resume scanned by the system. Most ATS systems will exclude you before you even start, especially if you have had a career change just because of changes in the market of your career. These systems will exclude faster than you can hit enter. You must find an "in" with connections to be introduced into the company, especially if you can get connected with someone within the management of the organization you want to work for. Beyond that, don't hold your breath completing the online applications , you won't get anywhere.

[@avantiiresha6687]

My organisation provided us resume writing training and that relates to her tips. Thank you

[@LAQueja]

Could you do a video on cover letters, please? I kinda got writters block. I started the 1st paragraph then jumped to the last then to the 2nd. I'm stuck! about me: I'm versatile meaning I worked many different jobs, no stable job history and willing to relocate nationwide.

[@sandran.117]

I know that most jobs also look at your attitude, and if you are professional and how you answer their questions. They are looking for accomplishments and if you enjoyed your job working there as well. Also how long you worked there as she stated. I love her videos.

[@pearlyqwerty]

thank you for being so clear and precise! god bless

[@joelvasquez4653]

I wanted to ask you do you also provide a video on cover letters I'm trying to educate myself on resumes and cover letters I like your video you know how to break down a topic and simplify it step by step

[@jdcandido]

I graduate in college, sad but true most of companies still relies on college degrees, ive seen a lot of talented people, friends who doesnt have diploma but exellent in their skills yet they arent accepted .

[@Stervtheliv]

very helpful video! I'm changing my resume a bit now

[@freeresumemakerforandroid4824]

Hira this is really a great video, Its all boils down to professionally written #resume which decides the #Interview of the #Job seeker.

[@altafqureshi133]

This was really helpful thank you very much for this video

[@X12Diablo]

I guess there is a misunderstanding here. Firstly, recruiters have 7 seconds to scan a CV not employers. They receive hundreds of CVs for each position so actually they have not enough time to have a proper look at a particular CV. That is the reason why some of them are using automated engines to filter candidates. Unfortunately, this is normal in many countries but also sad.. Of course employers and HR divisions spend more time to find the right candidate for a role. Lot of them have their own website where you can apply for their positions which is brilliant. If they have the budget and they are not lazy to manage the whole hiring procedure, they can find you. They will analyze your CV deeply, then they might call and invite you for interviews. What I do not understand is that most of candidates have to face to 3 critical problems nowadays: 1. Employers rather pay money for agencies to find the right person for a position that means your success moreover depends on an agent than the employer. It is fine, but who is really in charge to be the judge?? Who will actually decide if you are suitable for the position? 2. Recruitment agencies usually hire undereducated people in their agent positions that means your CV will be reviewed by an unknown agent who has 7 seconds to analyze your CV. 3. Most of agents have no clue about specific industries and roles, skills and subjects and just a very low number of agencies provide essential trainings to learn how to compare candidates well. I cannot imagine how the hell an incompetent could ever be able to compare candidates and their history and skills? With an automated searching engine? Ohh, come on.. I am afraid of recruitment agencies play bigger part in our life than they should. Last time when I was looking for a job, I felt the pressure to prove myself and my skills to an agent but not the employer. This is insane and sad. I was hardly able to reach employers because someone who should not be so relevant in the process played an undesired part. I agree that we need agencies but there should be certain points only (education and language levels, experience, address, etc) should be reviewed by them. If the candidate matches these needs they should forward his CV to the competent person without checking any numbers and percentages. So they can decide your faith and future instead of agents. Numbers are irrelevant and could also be sensitive to let a third-party know even if the candidate knows them and he is also able to prove them.

[@goharhussain7228]

+Béla Bana Brother just to add here , that when the Agent will do their part which is i think 80% then the final 1-2 interviews will be conducted by the Employers [01 Technical or Sales related if your in marketing field and one by the higher management] . This is my own experience . So what i concluded is that you have to find a way to bypass the agent some how or just convince them ,just to get to the employer direct because final decision is their AND try to find a way ,how the filtering engine work's for resumes short listing :p

[@dannynguyen1129]

great tips! I was able to prepare a more effective resume from video.

[@careerly]

+Danny Nguyen Good to hear!

[@Kathleen67.]

If you want to learn how to never need another resume contact me. Great video by the way! You are wonderful!

[@oppajumong6937]

Kathleen Fuller hi...can i have that please..thank you

[@channingr4011]

Can you please tell me how?

[@MrPrakashsomani]

Its a nice guide however it applies only when recruiter finally clicks on your resume. Before this, there is shortlisting process and in order to score most points over there, you have to have key words based on which recruiters filter your resume for shortlisting. Obviously you cant lie but you have to include all your experience in the resume and by doing this your resume may go upto 3-4 pages. Now my question is how recruiters spend this 7 seconds? It would be great advice for many!

[@aletheaskoufis4057]

Thank you, you're very skilled at targeting the important points.

[@Jacqueline8]

It's a great method, don't get me wrong but that's the major issue with hiring recruiters and managers. A previous employee got fired at my company the person LIED; the resume looked valid, the impact was great but its one GREAT place to stretch out the truth....if the company finds out you LIED...GOOD LUCK... on future interviews....so you might want to be a little careful on how you deliver and stretch out the "truth" on your resume. The manager figured it out, based on the employee's performance...

[@missle25]

Hira, your videos are a great help thank you. In this video you mentioned keeping your resume down to at least one page. But what about the career employee who has been at their job for 20-25 years and are now forced to look for new work as a result of down sizing? How does that person shrink 25 years worth of experience into one page? Especially when they have held various positions within the same company that shows an abundance of promotions? Thank you again for your helpful videos.

[@careerly]

missle25 Thanks so much for the positive feedback! In terms of shortening your resume, the best thing to do in this case is to focus on your target job when editing your resume. While 20-25 years of experience is amazing, not all of that experience may be relevant to the job you're hoping to get. I would spend time comparing your resume to the job description and see where the best matches are- basically, what experience have you had that best fits the ideal candidate they are looking for? If you want a bit more personalized advice, Careerly has an upcoming online webinar on resumes on Sept 21st that you may find helpful: www.careerly.co/careerly-webinars/business-impact-resumes In the meantime, good luck with your resume and job search!

[@anasmrai2601]

+missle25 you can do a great CV in less than a page by writing your previous experience and your accomplishments. personal data and targeted title ( not job ) that would be more than enough ..

[@lemuriyaman8619]

Hi, Thanks for clear information on resume. Which parameter will capture to get PMO opportunities. Can you please share?

[@aniksoftwareeng]

That's great video and useful tips. I was just wondering if you have documented your advice somewhere online as a pocket review. I have tried to prepare my resume very well as per your suggestion yet I didn't get response or update from recruiters even though I have skills and experience to do that role. The only problem is big companies won't share the name of recruiter so that I can follow up. Isn't nowadays people doing more networking than just applying jobs online? Time seems to have change due to more competition and people becoming like a salesman to sell themselves otherwise many applicants can be ignored online.

[@itszozzy]

Nice tips! Thanx for this video!

[@rajkumarqq]

Thanks Hira. Got some key points to remember.

[@caramelandchocolate5195]

I'm a recruitment consultant, and my boss told me to only choose candidates with English sounding names. I disagree, as we could be missing out on good candidates from an ethnic background.

[@sucram1015]

I had a conversation with my mom not too long ago and I told her that sometimes the people being interviewed aren't the reason they didn't get hired. Sometimes it could be the company itself and how they hire.

[@CT2507]

very nice video...just what i was looking for. cheers.

[@danielalvares2952]

Great presentation. Thank you for the information.

[@careerly]

Thank you!

[@emekaadibe5553]

The one I can't understand with recruiters these days is that they tell you that "you are a perfect fit" for a job without even looking at how many years of experience you have and then at the end of your conversation with the recruiters you find out that the client was actually looking for a candidate that had many more years of experience.

[@Shirishsingh86]

very nice and helpful video and very well presented..... thank you.....

[@thomasoviawe5369]

Nice tips! Thanx for this

[@theworldofdancemusic8106]

I am trying to get a research associate position in the biotech industry, would you recommend making a interactive resume that includes presentations of the work I have done and my senior project, links to the institutions and people that I have worked with,etc? I have seem some resumes made with Prezi and other innovative ways, or does that just confused and annoy recruiters

[@emmess7963]

what do you recommend for college students now entering the work field?

[@youcefbey]

Very interesting ! Apart 7 seconds, you should know that you have the most beautiful voice ever heared before !

[@irshadalikeerio1215]

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[@irshadalikeerio1215]

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[@priyankapande4450]

Thank you so much Hira for awesome tips! +Careerly

[@msjswapnil]

Thanks for the video....................................... & THUMBS UP :D

[@julianvillalpando123]

im in industrial manufacturing, im trying to apply for a position ive never had but i have plenty of experience in. do you'll have any good ideas or websites that could help me? and honestly how should i put together a resume for this industry? im not saying that HR is dumb but they dont need much experience or education to get there spot and i feel like they do better with layman language and easy to read type resume. any ideas?

[@LukeGalutia]

this was a good video, however, how would this relate to: technical support, cyber security, or server system administration? there is kind of a mindset that anything to do with jobs of a technical support nature, that they cost the company money.

[@careerly]

Good question! Almost anything can be quantified though. We have 200+ resume bullets broken down by industry and function to show how it's done as well as a detailed explanation of the methodology. Think about how the tech support role helps business, reduces risk etc. For example an HR example might be: Implemented new policies resulting in a 10% decrease in employee turnover. See more: www.careerly.co/features-blogs/2014/11/9/resume-bullets-200-examples www.careerly.co/downloadable-documents/

[@hunterxdk]

Thank you ma'am.... So much helpful and on point

[@morpheusmcknight3659]

This resume is specifically for a sales job and not a technical field.

[@komzsikrosem]

Very useful. Thank you, Hira.

[@styledna24]

Hello everyone. . I've worked for myself in fashion retail owning a small boutique for the last 9 years. I'm closing down due to landlord selling the building I rent in. I will be looking for a job in same industry. I don't know how to address my CV as I've been a fashion buyer and have all the same skills a store manager would have in same industry. the only problem is that I didn't earn a fashion degree as such all my skills learned over last 12 years. Would (not) having a fashion degree hold be back as a potential employee? I feel a bit stuck any advise please.

[@sab0nes]

So I was working for a fortune 500 company, and where I was working I would ay I wasn't really a standout candidate. We worked with a team, I am not sure I can really say I improved anything with the company so I am not sure what to put don. I did get 2 company awards over my career. Also I was terminated after 11 years.

[@rmehta26]

I have the same question, what do you put in your CV if you work in a team, where you just do a part of the section and you never know how much you have contributed..let me know if you have/found an answer to this part.

[@rmehta26]

Thank you Careerly & sab0nes. :)

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[@brettweerasooriya3776]

I thought this was very well put together. Are you of Sri Lankan background? I noticed your surname. :)

[@teeye]

Brilliant video, very helpful

[@61984sd]

The "verbs" suggestion seems to me to apply to managerial positions only. I have no knowledge of management control systems which try to control staff level (rank-and-file) employees via KPIs. If you were hiring for lower level positions (inexperienced candidates essentially), how should their resumes look like?

[@thetawaves48]

I guarantee that no matter what else you do or do not have on your resume, or how it is phrased, misspelled, bad syntax, whatever - if you have "javascript" on there, your resume will go to the top.

[@advk5478]

Do we absolutely need bullet points? Could it be summarized? And are wide margins clean?

[@tilkeshjathan]

Thanks for your valuable inputs.Small words indeed carry huge impact. My 4 pager resume may shrink down to one page i guess. Thanks once again

[@murugesanshanmugam7267]

tilkeshjathan You can download free Word resume templates here. www.downloadfreeresumetemplates.com

[@careerly]

+tilkeshjathan we love being able to help people reach their professional goals- resume rebuilding is just one part of it! If you are in need of more resume guidance, please check out our upcoming webinar on resumes on September 21st: www.careerly.co/careerly-webinars/business-impact-resumes

[@svr27rr87]

very good info video. with very good tips.

[@BusinessAnalystGuru]

The one page resume technique may not work in all types of industries. In IT that would either mean you are a fresher or your resume would not get picked. would like to know if you would agree with the fact

[@WallTrapMedia]

Business Analyst Guru a one page resume works in any industry. You only need education, professional experience and maybe an other section on your resume. For IT you may have Technical section which includes you computer skills but if you are applying for an Systems Engineer position at ABC company and you have a similar title or over 5 years of experience they will assume you know the technical applications and you can mention the keywords or technical terms in your accomplishments such as used JAVA to increase blah blah blah by 20%. Employers only want to see your last 3 jobs and no more than 5 bullet points for each and they generally don't care about your last. A resume is a marketing and sales document. People have short attention spans and two pages is too much in my view for anyone whose not an executive. People hire people not resumes.

[@BusinessAnalystGuru]

John Quincy Astor I have been in IT for the last 12 + years and have worked closely with recruiters and hiring agencies, and maybe I have a biased view of the contracting industry. I am yet to see a one page resume, I agree with the short attention span, but I disagree with it as a universal rule of it being the best approach. I agree to disagree.

[@albertocabrera6614]

+John Quincy Astor I agree with Bus. Analyst Guru. I'm in the creative industry. If a one page resume hits my desk and I have to guess what they did and accomplished in their previous job, I just go to the next one. I don't have time to waste doing long phone interviews asking if they have done this or that. I want to know that before hand so I can concentrate more if they are a right fit for the department's culture and reviewing their portfolio. Also, just because a person has so many years in a position at a company. Does not necessarily mean they know every function of that position or has hands on experience. I met a lot of people that worked several years as a Creative/Art Director and always had staff do all the work. So i never assume anything. I want to see it in writing.

[@shaun5001]

+Business Analyst Guru I have one page resume.Should I mail it to you ? I guess it is too short to know some ones job experience.

[@WallTrapMedia]

Business Analyst Guru If you have been in any industry for 12 years you really shouldn't even have to have a resume because your reputation should speak for itself. But even then you should probably have a webpage showcasing your portfolio. I'm in marketing and 12 years from now I definitely don't even plan to be working for any employer because I could make way more consulting.

[@alexandeap]

Excellent! thanks.

[@f4febin]

useful video hira.thnx for this piece of info.can you plz make a video on resume shortlisting softwares used by the recruiters these days. how to get shortlisted during that computer screening process?? btw u look very pretty :)

[@goodyangie1]

I was expecting a heavy accent haha, but thank you, it was helpful!

[@nilabhaghosh659]

Mam! I really like your videos and I am following them in preparing myself for my interview. But Mam I find that most of your interview related videos are meant for those who already have a certain amount of work experience. Considering the fact that I am a fresher, if you could make a video on what kind of questions are being asked to a fresher and how a fresher should prepare for it, I think that would help me a lot. Thanks in advance!

[@haizekhaze8868]

all of her examples were stuff about sales and corporate seeming jumbo---heavy suits and high heels--what about resumes for trying to get a job at dollar general or something??? All this other heavy stuff comes later and thats IF you even go into that kinda stuff with "increasing sale with associates, fancy business meetings,stocks...etc" all that fancy smacy stuff----

[@duwaine96]

Haizek Smalls you don't need a resume for a job by that, LOL

[@ChallengeTheNarrative]

What's wrong with steel toe cap high heels and padded protective knickers. So comfy I tell ya.

[@medicinereminderandroidapp243]

Very useful information, thanks Hira

[@mstfakml3475]

Can I ask you a question? If they have 7 seconds to scan then why we write resume with so mony words? We just put name education and say few words how we can give companies profits ..

[@paulcoddington664]

Pretty sad then that they expect people to spend many long hours creating a custom resume just for that one application. I have a certain scepticism for the process, because I see many recruiters looking for 5+ years experience in a technology that has only existed for 6 months, or wanting someone to be an expert in a dozen technologies all of which would individually be a major accomplishment for anyone to have mastered one. And in the end, experience seems to count for little, as the jobs mainly go to the young and inexperienced. Especially if the manager over the potential hire is young and inexperienced (and can't bear having someone older under their supervision). The way some hiring processes are run, the outcome is almost certain that they will end up with someone who lied their way in. And, if this isn't distressing enough, it is not uncommon to be a temporary contractor hired to clean up the new recruit's mess after the fact (usually while they are away on paid vacation). Sometimes the mess is more than just a mess - sometimes it is actually fraudulent (an empty shell manually manipulated behind the scenes by the "programmer" to hide the fact that he cannot code, password protected projects use a password that he "cannot remember" to hide the truth). Even if you get to the interview stage, unpredictable details of no importance can earn you an automatic rejection: colour of your shirt, not being a follower of the local rugby team, etc. Another common one is attending the interview and all is going well until you take a tour and discover they are a complete "fly by the seat of the pants", negligent, careless, amateur outfit with no standards who somehow landed a defence contract by pretending that they know what they are doing. If you casually mention professional (industry standard) safeguards that you like to implement in your work, their eyes glaze over and all of a sudden you are not good enough for the job.

[@pjmartin6690]

Excellent video!

[@selvammanohar3095]

I understand the length of the resume should be 2 pages. But how do we keep it that short if we have worked in various companies?

[@robotpanda77]

I see a lot of people putting a paragraph of text as a summary at the top which I always laugh at. No way most recruiters read that.

[@cambelasben]

+robotpanda77 seriously? so the education should always be on the top?

[@shoviksarangi5287]

+robotpanda77 can you please embellish upon that statement? What comes first

[@KiLLED5639]

Benie Education shouldn't always be on top. The things you put at the top of your resume are the things you want to highlight i.e. summary, education, experience. If your someone coming right out of school, a summary can hurt you more than it will help. As a brand new job seeker, you're seen as a complete amateur who need to be molded. You may not think that but that's how they see you. I would say have your education first and then your work experience. Be sure to list applicable skills as well after work experience. If you have some experience and are done with school, I would say at least 1 year experience and 1 year out of school, then you should have a summary and then your work experience right afterwards. Unless you still haven't gotten the experience that you wanted which then I would say get rid of the summary and keep your work experience on top.

[@MrDeguoGuizi]

Good stuff, very helpful. Cheers!

[@sawak3321]

is it a good idea to use a TAR (Task Action Result) in the resume and how best to write a resume to target a particular job and company.

[@careerly]

Yes you can use that to think through your bullets - but focus on the Action and the Result, especially the latter. We explain all this in detail in our Resume Guide. Then we have 200+ resume bullets broken down by industry and function to show how to quantify in all these different scenarios. See more: www.careerly.co/features-blogs/2014/11/9/resume-bullets-200-examples www.careerly.co/downloadable-documents/

[@333mathias333]

I am a professional engineer. Do you recommend included that title at the end of my name? If not, what section would you include it under? In the engineering world, the P. Eng. title means a lot, but its not really education, and I dont want it to get lost in some other section.

[@careerly]

Sure, that works. Often MBAs put that at the end of their names. I don't ...it's a personal preference. But if in the engineering world, it's accepted as standard practice then by all means.

[@chromaticaball_789]

very helpful! thank you

[@sameerlaiq]

this is nice, i get so much throw this video... can u suggest my what should be most important in fresher resume....

[@101dancingstar]

Great video!

[@damithapath8584]

great advice

[@upulchandima3909]

Very helpful....

[@sudipadhikari4188]

In my point of view, There are so many other essential measures while scanning CVs, .Where are the qualification/crediantials required for particular openings.???

[@careerly]

Look at the qualifications/skills -> figure out underlying competencies -> bring these out in your resume bullets. But the best place to match job requirements to what you bring to the table in a very direct way is in the COVER LETTER.

[@sampol1000]

Useful video !!

[@HaDealio]

It's 2019. Does this one page resume still apply? I'm an RN and my sister is telling me to beef up my resume. Should I make it two pages?

[@AndrewEG]

Now I can understand why engineering departments are tailoring job positions around a specific candidates resume. They are forced to do this as quite frankly HR departments usually don't hire the right people.

[@MiaCarter7]

Gosh...I guess I won't get the internships I applied for.. but atleast I know how to fix it now. I'm mad I put so much effort into something a manager barley even cares about or notices

[@oscaragustin4180]

i like the video and all but what about for people like me. who are just starting to look for jobs.?

[@enynil4808]

l'm a woman in my 40s, l can't get job any more, because l'm now a full-time Carer, looking after two seriously ill family members, one of which can't walk at times, l get paid the Carer Allowance Payment from Centrelink ( Social Security) , which is $1,000 every 2 weeks. l hardly go outside, now that l'm a Carer, so depressing, l do my grocery shopping and pay my bills online.