An Interviewer's 30-Second Resume Scan: The Three Spots That Matter
From the interviewer's chair: 50 resumes a week, 30 seconds each. The actual scanning path—and which parts you think matter that we don't even read.
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What this article covers:
- Seconds 1-10: title, latest title, second-latest title (in that order)
- Seconds 11-20: only the first two bullets of the most recent role
- Seconds 21-30: the bottom-to-top sweep for red flags
- Five things candidates over-invest in that interviewers never read
- The brutal truth about Yes / Maybe / No piles—and why no reply isn't always rejection
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