How your CV might get read.

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Step 1: Make sure you understand the requirements for the position you’re working to fill.

Step 2: Read the candidate’s name.

Step 3: Review education.

Step 4: Look at the most recent employer. Do you know the company?

Step 5: Consider the general layout, presentation, and accuracy of the resume.

Step 6: Notice any biases you’ve made while reviewing the resume. Focus on resume content that speaks to the candidate’s ability to do or not do the job.

Step 7: Consider all those things you know about candidates that succeed at the target company.

Step 8: Glance at the cover letter, if there is one, and see if there is any particularly pertinent information contained there.

Step 9: Only follow enough of these steps until you have a valid reason to reject the resume.

Step 10: Sometime you’ll see a resume for someone who you know should absolutely work for the target company. They don’t, however, fit any existing positions. Create an opportunity for them by having powerful conversations with a key person who can make a difference.