RESUME LESSON
What Recruiters Actually Scan For
A real scan is ~7-10 seconds: role titles, company names, and 2-3 standout lines.
Put your strongest bullet first under each role, not chronologically weakest-first.
Burying your best project or internship at the bottom of a long list.
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Lesson spotlight: What Recruiters Actually Scan For. Phase context: Foundations.
How recruiters actually see it:
A real scan is ~7-10 seconds: role titles, company names, and 2-3 standout lines.
Keep it concrete — pull up your actual resume alongside this lesson.
Coach tip: Put your strongest bullet first under each role, not chronologically weakest-first.
Sharp edge: Burying your best project or internship at the bottom of a long list.
Practice angle: Circle the 3 lines on your resume a recruiter would actually remember.
Use the quick checks like checkpoints — short, repeatable, and honest about what stuck.
Quick checks
Three tap-only questions tied to this lesson. Get each one right once, then press Finish to unlock the next topic.