The 30-second CV review test recruiters actually run

The 30-second CV review test recruiters actually run Your CV gets 30 seconds of attention. Maybe. A senior recruiter at a UK-based tech company once let me sit behind her while she went through 80 applications for a single role. She averaged 28 seconds per CV. She rejected 71 of them in that time. The 9 that survived got a second pass that took about 90 seconds each. This is what happens to your CV in those 30 seconds — and what to fix. Quick answer: recruiters check four things in 30 seconds —