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• Total time it takes me to do all of above: < 30 seconds*
*note: I will likely later read the resume far more in depth,
but only if I already know I like the candidate. It takes me less
than a minute to fully digest a resume and flag that person
for follow up. I read a resume pretty thoroughly once I know
I will be speaking to that person on the phone. But I will not
thoroughly read a resume of someone who did not pass the
above categories.
things i rarely pay attention to
• Education - In the last month alone having viewed hundreds
of resumes, I honestly don't remember looking
at this section once. When I used to exclusively recruit
MBAs, this was one of the first things I looked for because
I was generally looking for top tier b-schools. When I used
to be a campus tech recruiter, I immediately checked for
top CS schools. But outside of my old campus recruiting
days, I am not often looking at the education. I think this
is because at the level I generally hire, it's the least of what
I'm looking for. experience is king. I can think of a few
exceptions where perhaps a hiring manager wanted a certain
pedigree, but that's happening less and less, I find. I
will also add that this changes drastically by industry and
company. I currently work in tech, but I've also worked
in management consulting and education is huge in consulting.
I'll also add that some tech companies care more
about education than others — take Google or Facebook
for example (I'm using big companies just for name recognition).
• Fancy Formatting - There are exceptions here. I say this
with the caveat that I LoVe a creatively formatted resume.
LoVe. In fact, on Pinterest, I've started collecting
beautifully presented resumes. However, it's important to
keep in mind that if you're applying to a position online,
whether it's a PDF or not, most companies' applicant
tracking systems parse your resume for information and
convert it to pure text as the most immediate viewing format.
Recruiters don't often see how awesome your resume
is. The original file is usually there for us, but most re-
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