How to apply for a job?

My experiences as a recruiter after interviewing 100 people

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Months ago I forced to fill open positions in a remote team, I interviewed more than 100 people (and reject more before the interview) and now I have some tips that I’m pretty sure will help you as a job seeker.

Your CV is what the recruiter sees first and determines the next step, so:

• Keep your resume simple, clear, single-column, and readable in no time. Believe it or not; you have less than 5 seconds to convince the recruiter not to hit the reject button.
• Your resume photo should reflect your face during the workday, not a 3×4 (Or whatever is official in your country) personal photo.
• Write your contact information on a separate, complete page.
• The worst sentence that can be read in a job seeker’s resume is CEO of a company. If you are a CEO, continue to be CEO.
• The biggest word in your CV should be the same as the job opportunity.
• If you have skills that complement your profession, write it in a smaller but closer section to your core skill. Someone who wrote Laravel Developer with experience in other frameworks has a better chance of getting hired than someone who wrote…