How long does it take to review a resume?

If you are a hiring manager or an employer who is searching for new employees, you may know the biggest pain of the recruiting process: reviewing resumes. For the majority of recruiters, reviewing hundreds of resumes is one of the most time consuming among the many recruiting challenges. If you choose to stick with traditional methods, it will likely take more time to find the right talent for your company. Here is why you may need to consider moving forward with new technology.

Although the world is constantly evolving with newer technology, many people still use written resumes, which means recruiters need to read a large number of them. Reading those resumes one by one is very time-consuming. It is a boring and tiring activity. Finding the right talent from a stack of papers is very difficult. You may miss the most suitable applicants while reading. Many hiring managers do not properly read resumes. Instead, they simply scan the words and are not likely to spend more than two minutes on a resume. It is not effective to rely on just scanning for keywords to find the most qualified candidate. On the other hand, you may find many applicants with similar qualifications and have to interview all of them to find the proper fit.

Recently, using videos on online candidate profiles has become more popular. As employers or recruiters, video resumes or short videos on applicants’ profiles is something you shouldn’t miss. While a video resume can indeed be the golden ticket for an applicant to land an interview, it can also be one for recruiters to their process easy and efficient.

You may wonder, “How do videos make our lives easy and efficient?”. Among many reasons, a video is primarily a visual tool. It is a great way to understand different types of personalities, considering who has the potential to be the job fit and culture fit. To put it simply, it provides a sense of who they are and whether they are suitable for the position. Usually, videos on candidates’ profiles are not longer than 1 or 2 minutes. You also do not need to read resumes, you can just sit and watch the videos while doing other things. Most of the time, applicants who are talented and most suitable know-how to present themselves in their video so it will not be boring, instead, it will make you curious to know whether the applicants are fitting for the vacant roles.

The right candidates create their videos by ensuring the most important points are covered and making their content as impactful as possible. Therefore, you can select the best talents within a few minutes and interview a more narrowed list of applicants. This helps you by saving your days and making the hiring process more efficient.

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