Why Your Resume Is the Most Important Part of Your Job Search?

Did you know that on average an employer or recruiter takes only 8-10 seconds to screen your resume and your cover letter before considering an applicant to be shortlisted for a pre-screen telephone interview or the face to face interview? Sometimes it can be even less than that. Job hunting can be frustrating and hard, especially when you exhaust a lot of effort into building your resume and apply for numerous jobs but get no response at all. It rarely becomes the case where you may get an acknowledgement or a rejection letter but, in many scenarios, you will be left wondering if your resume has disappeared into a bottomless pit. Even if it’s bad news, job seekers want to know and when they hear nothing it can be very … Continue reading Why Your Resume Is the Most Important Part of Your Job Search?