{"id":10451,"date":"2017-08-18T06:41:25","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T13:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/recruitloop.com\/blog\/?p=10451"},"modified":"2019-01-15T01:13:07","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T09:13:07","slug":"decode-resume-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/decode-resume-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Decode a Resume [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Editor\u2019s Note:<\/b><i>\u00a0This post is by\u00a0Paul Slezak, Cofounder and CEO of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/recruitloop.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1538966369476000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEXY16GFyK6gYk8wfzi7LwtwjGfhg\">RecruitLoop<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the World\u2019s largest marketplace of expert\u00a0Recruiters\u00a0and\u00a0Sourcers\u00a0available on-demand.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s an endless source of advice available for <em>candidates<\/em> on how to make their CV or resum\u00e9 stand out from the crowd; on how to craft an eye-catching cover letter; or on how to address key selection criteria in a job application.<\/p>\n<p>But what about a source of tips\u00a0<em>for employers?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What should they ideally be looking out for in a CV? What really sets one r\u00e9sum\u00e9 apart from another?<\/p>\n<p>Given that the bulk of resum\u00e9 tips out there lie in favour of job seekers, I thought I would share this interesting infographic from our friends at EBI containing some great tips for all those employers and business owners out there on how to decode a resum\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>After all, you\u2019re the experts in your own fields but you might struggle every now and then when it comes to assessing a CV. For example what does a candidate mean when she says she is &#8220;detail oriented&#8221;; or when he says he&#8217;s &#8220;a real team player&#8221;? What about someone who claims to &#8220;think outside the box&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>Where are you supposed to even start when you get swamped with an average of 90 resum\u00e9s whenever you advertise for a position within your organisation?<\/p>\n<p>If you think you might fall into this category, check out the infographic below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10452 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/EBI_How-to-Decode-a-Resume3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"3050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/EBI_How-to-Decode-a-Resume3.jpg 790w, https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/EBI_How-to-Decode-a-Resume3-78x300.jpg 78w, https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/EBI_How-to-Decode-a-Resume3-768x2965.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/EBI_How-to-Decode-a-Resume3-265x1024.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/EBI_How-to-Decode-a-Resume3-740x2857.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given that the bulk of resum\u00e9 tips out there lie in favour of job seekers, this interesting infographic from our friends at EBI contains some great tips for all those employers and business owners out there on how to decode a resum\u00e9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[73,14,7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Decode a Resume [Infographic]<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The bulk of resum\u00e9 tips lie in favour of job seekers. 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