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To put it simply, a recruiter is a matchmaker, a screener and a sales person.\u00a0 As matchmaker, the recruiter’s goal is to find a candidate who is the proper fit for a specific position within a company. As a screener, the recruiter sifts through candidates to identify the best matches. He or she is a sales person in two ways, selling a job to a qualified candidate and selling the candidate to the employer.<\/p>\n
While the recruiter may appear to be a neutral middle person, realize that the recruiter is ultimately paid by, and accountable to, the company who hired him or her. This applies to recruiters in corporate HR departments as well as recruiters who work independently. Therefore, he or she will always approach a search according to the employer’s specifications. You must first convince the recruiter why you should be presented to the hiring manager. That convincing begins in the screening process, so it’s important to understand how that process works.<\/p>\n
How does a recruiter go about screening candidates? \u00a0The short answer is — very quickly.\u00a0 If a recruiter or company has posted a position publicly, you can bet that they are receiving hundreds of resumes, which requires a fast initial screening process. With this kind of volume, the goal is to eliminate and narrow to a short list.<\/p>\n
A recruiter simply doesn’t have time to read all of the resumes, so he or she scans them.\u00a0 If you are lucky, your resume may get 10 to 20 seconds of review. More likely, you will have about 5 to 7 seconds to persuade the recruiter to keep your resume in the running.<\/p>\n
What does a recruiter look for during this 5 to 20 second resume screening?\u00a0 The main items that a recruiter is scanning for are:\u00a0 industry, function, level, recent experience, education and stability. He or she is looking primarily at the last two companies you worked for, how long you worked there, what you did and at what level, and your level of education. Realistically, those with prior experience in their client’s industry, with a similar function and at a similar level, have the best chances of surviving the recruiter’s initial screening, assuming that information is clearly articulated.<\/p>\n
Recall that that the recruiter isn’t the only sales person in this equation. Your resume is your sales pitch. The key is to make it easier for the recruiter to do his or her job with an easy-to-scan resume.<\/p>\n
If you are applying for many jobs, but not getting calls, it may be helpful to get an objective resume review from a resume writing professional.<\/p>\n
Capstone Resume Services’ certified resume writers with recruiting and hiring backgrounds create affordable resumes, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles that get results. Learn more\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"