7 sec
Scan order
You Have Seven Seconds. Here Is What a Recruiter Reads First.
Most senior individual contributors write resumes for the person who will interview them, not the person who will skim them. The first reader is not evaluating your career. They are deciding whether to keep reading. Here is what that first pass actually looks at, and where strong candidates lose the room.
200 apps
Silence pattern
You Sent 200 Easy Applies and Heard Nothing. Here Is What That Silence Is Telling You.
You did the volume. You clicked apply on everything that looked close enough, and your inbox stayed empty. The silence is not bad luck, it is a pattern, and patterns can be read. Here is what 200 quiet Easy Applies are actually telling you.
One file?
Generic vs tailored
You Are Switching Careers. That One Resume File Is Costing You Interviews.
You spent a decade building one identity, and now you are asking it to speak for a different job. The resume that got you here is not the resume that gets you there. The question is not whether to tailor, but how much, and when.
Pay vs DIY
A 10-minute test
You Have Sent 80 Applications and Heard Nothing. Should You Pay for Help?
You are applying hard and getting nothing back. Before you pay for a tool, you need to know which problem you actually have. This is how to tell the difference in ten minutes.