how long is the average resume reviewed
First, let me say Iâve been a recruiter for 30 years. Iâm sure I have reviewed over 500,000 resumes. I canât prove this but Iâm reasonably confident that this is the case, as this is only an average of about 46 a day. I know many days I have reviewed hundreds of resumes and most in less than 20 seconds. I would say the average is probably around 5 to 7 seconds. So for the record when you hear or read about, âreading a resume in 20 seconds,â that isnât completely true. It is more than likely, âreviewed the resume in 20 seconds.â. Here is my process for getting through 100â²s of resumes in a short period of time.