Fortunately, earlier this year TheLadders carried out a comprehensive study using a scientific technique called ‘eye tracking’ and monitored 30 professional recruiters eye movement over a period of 10 weeks. This study involved recording, analyzing and mapping where and how long the recruiters focused while assessing a resume / CV for the job offered. There were several crucial findings from the study, which may help a candidate to design superior resumes / CV’s. These finding are as shown below:

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1.Recruiters spend merely 6 seconds to evaluate an individual’s CV / resume

2.This study using ‘gaze tracking’ technology showed that recruiters spent nearly 80 percent of their time evaluating the following information-

*. Name

*. Current title / company

*. Previous title / company

*. Previous position start and end dates

*. Current position start and end dates

*. Education

Beyond these six key data points, recruiters scanned the resume / CV for keywords that matched the current open position. Since the decision was greatly dependent on the above mentioned six key data points, rest of the individual’s details became fillers and had little or no impact on the decision making process.    

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