Resume Realities—The "F" Pattern

Resume Realities—The "F" Pattern

I am sharing this article based on the request comes from Mr. @ahadu Tessema on my previous article titled "How Recruiters Really Read Your Resume" saying:

"Dear?Amanuel please bring the format of resumes for further?info. Thank you, dear."

The reality is that #resumes are rarely read in full. Hiring managers spend an average of #six seconds on each resume. They spend 80% of that time (only 4.8 seconds) on your #name, current #title, and organization, previous title and organization, and start and end dates for those positions. They spend the remaining 20% (1.2 seconds) scanning for #keywords.

The areas where most hiring managers’ eyes go on a resume follow a simple “F” pattern for left-to-right languages and a backward “F” for right-to-left languages. Look at the below graphic to see how it works.

Understanding where hiring managers’ eyes go helps you put key information in highly visible areas.

See how hiring managers’ eyes scan down the left side of the page? “Front-loading” your headers and bullets by putting the most important information at the beginning will help you catch hiring managers’ eyes.

Do you also notice how headers draw their attention? Engaging headers encourage hiring managers to spend more time looking at your resume.

Understanding how hiring managers read resumes will help you refine your resume to ensure that they see the most important information in the few moments they spend looking at your resume.

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