This was one of our first employer interviews. The biggest takeaways were:
- The HR department pre-filters the resumes based on basic qualifications
- No interest in looking at work samples (not enough time)
- Small errors will not get your resume thrown out
Hypotheses Summary: We are improving the quality of resumes
? 1. Resume filtering process
✓ Employers first check the basics in a resume
✓ Right company title
✖ Employers quickly throw out a resume with basic mistakes
✓ Spelling / grammar / formatting / etc is generally bad
✖ Employers will trash a resume that has errors
✓ Employers need to see the relevant skills and qualifications in the resume
✓ 2. Students don’t know how to show themselves off on paper
✓ 3. The 9 Skills
✓ Employers prefer skill-based accomplishment statements
? Employers don’t like piles of keywords (buzzwords)
✖ 4. Online portfolio
✖ Employers will find value in and take time to look at attachments and evidence