Your resume only gets 7.4 seconds to make an impression–here’s how to stand out Recruiters skim resumes for ease of reading more than specific skills and experience.

That compares with 4-5 minutes per resume on average that recruiters have self-reported in the past. The report was based on data from an eye-tracking study of 30 professional recruiters who were ...

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) sift through thousands of resumes, filtering out candidates based on keywords, phrases, and other predefined criteria before a human eye ever sees them.

Did you consider that it may not be landing in front of human eyes? Many organizations now use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), a software application that helps employers with the time-consuming ...