[Infographic] 6 Second Resume Average Joes VS. Recruiters

Infographic 6 Second Resume Average Joes VS. RecruitersInfographic 6 Second Resume Average Joes Vs. RecruitersMay 10, 2016 By Erik Episcopo Reviewed by Mark Slack, CPRWFinally,it is time to announce the results of the 6 Second Resume Challenge With over 9,000 parteicipants and counting, we are ready to put the 6 second resume myth to bed.Make a Resume in MinutesIf you havent taken the challenge yet, make sure to click the link above and come back when youre finished.Scroll down to find out who scored better the Average Joes or the Professional Recruiters.SEE ALSO The 6-Second Resume Challenge Answers Keep or Trash?Like the Infographic Above?Share ItOn Your Sitepa href=https//resumegenius.com/blog/infographic-6-second-resume-results img src=https//resumegenius.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/6-Second-Resume-Results-Infographic.png alt=6 Second Resume Results Infographic width=900px height=3007px border=0 //a/pbr /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /pInfographic Text FormatRecruiters Cant actually Judge a Resume in 6 Seconds and what thatmeans for youThe MythResume Genius has BUSTED a popular myth claiming that recruiters can judge resumes in 6 seconds.How did we bust it? With an experiment. We pitted average joes against professional recruiters to find out which group can better judge a resume within 6 seconds. The results were amusing.The ExperimentWe presented average joes and professional recruiters with a task sort through 10 resumes, keeping good candidates and trashing schwimmbad ones.The challenge? They only had 6 seconds to judge each resume. We spread the word across the web, and the data started pouring in.The Results9,000 Participants Overall Score 5.5/107,000 Average Joes Score 5.7/10 WINNER2,000 Recruiters Score 5.2/10 LOSER ??You are seeing that correctly. Average joes scored higher than professional recruiters. Not that it matters. If this werea pop quiz in high school,everyone would be earning an F so no one earns bragging rights.What went so wrong for everyone?The AnalysisThe answer is obvious there is too much content on a resume to be judged accurately in 6 seconds.Therefore, people had to rely on resume formatting and aesthetics to make a judgement.If youre a professional recruiter, you know thats only a small part of judging a resume. But it obviously has a huge impact.In fact, heres how big that impact is. We found that if a resume is well-formatted, we found that a resume had a 25% higher chance of being kept within the first 6 seconds even if the person was an obviously bad candidate. We found people keeping resumes that featuredA massively overqualified candidatesRidiculous amounts of spelling errorsMissing Contact DetailsSo if there are HRs actually judging resumes within 6 seconds, they probably wont be HRs much longer.Fortunately, only 21% of people said that 6 seconds is enough time to judge a resume. For some exceptionally beinahe readers or highly experienced HRs, this may be trueThe ConclusionBut you cant deny the facts. On average, everyone scores a 5/10. An F.So lets put this myth to bed recruiters cant judge resumes in 6 seconds, and nor should they try to.But there is still one major lesson to be learned from our challenge making a good first impression on the recruiter improves your resumes chances by 25% in the first 6 seconds.Next Step How to Make a Strong First ImpressionUse an easy-to-read fontMaintain a balance white space-to-text ratioApply proportional margins 1 inch is voreingestelltUse lines to break up the textMake sure all your bullet points are evenly alignedAdd a bit of color