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What Recruiters Scan First

8 min readLast updated 2026-07-17Beginner levelOfficial-source checked

A recruiter decides whether to keep reading your resume in about six seconds. Here is exactly where their eyes land first, and how to make those few spots do the work.

What Recruiters Scan First

A recruiter decides whether to keep reading your resume in about six seconds. Here is exactly where their eyes land first, and how to make those few spots do the work.

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