How to get your resume viewed 46% more often
Recruiters don’t see your resume? “Views: 1”, although this is not your first day in an active job search? Let’s see what you are doing wrong.
According to our study, there are certain patterns in which resumes are viewed more often. There are just a few rules to keep recruiters from ignoring your resume.
Rule 1: Act!
Recruiters are more likely to open those resumes that came to them in the form of a response to a vacancy, and not received by subscription. Send your resume to the company yourself – the likelihood that it will be viewed will grow almost one and a half times – by 46%! This is the most powerful and effective tool – it will significantly increase the number of views.
There is an explanation for this: employers are more interested in those candidates who would like to work for their companies. After all, a highly motivated employee works more efficiently.
Rule 2: Specify Your Desired Salary
According to our data, this step will allow you to get another 5% more views. Instead of a vague definition of “by agreement,” write down the specific amount you would like to earn. Employers love specifics: the amount you have named will allow them to assess, without unnecessary questions, what your claims are and how they correspond to the company’s capabilities.
How much should you write? The answer to this question depends on the position, on your qualifications and education, on the region in which you are looking for work. It is important that your salary expectations are adequate for the situation – not too high for your position (the recruiter may find you overconfident), but not lower than the market average (a good specialist does not work for nothing).
Rule 3: fill in all the fields of your resume
When creating a resume on Superjob.ru, try to fill in all the fields of the standard form – this way you will increase the number of views by another 4%. A recruiter can get more information from a fully completed document, which means that potentially such a resume is more interesting.
Rule 4: Declare Mobility
Employers are more interested in the CVs of applicants who have left a mark that they are ready to travel and to move. They noted that they are not against business trips – the number of views will increase by 1.5%. They pointed out that while looking for a job you can even change your place of residence – by another 1.5%.
Rule 5: more contacts
Looking for a job means be ready to promptly answer calls, letters, and messages on social networks. Indicate in your resume all possible ways of contacting you, and not just your phone number – get another 1% more views. A bit, but who knows, maybe this will decide your fate?
Do not limit recruiters in terms of communication time: specifying like “Call on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 12” certainly does not contribute to quick employment.
So: plus 46% to views for independent responses to vacancies and another plus 13%, if you indicate the desired salary, fill in all the fields of the standard form, leave notes about readiness for business trips and for moving (if you are ready, of course) and provide recruiters with as many contacts as possible. Not difficult, right?
What else can you do to get your resume viewed more often? Believe in yourself and your strengths: send a resume with confidence in a good result, do not hesitate to call recruiters and ask about the vacancy. Do not hesitate, it also brings you closer to your goal!
