All those resumes were written by users for their personal use-they just made minor tweaks and alterations in key skills and job duties described. Our first thought? They’re using our tool to run their own resume-writing business and create documents for *their* clients. Some take it to extreme: we’ve seen 17 users with over 100 resumes created. This means that, on average, you need to send between 30 and 50 resumes to get hired.Ĭertain job seekers do create multiple resumes to fit the needs of various employers. Depending on the study, the job application success rate is between 2% and 3.4%.Out of those who land the interview, 20% are offered the job.On average, 10% of job applications result in interview invites.Yet-most users prefer to create one generic resume and send it with all job applications. To do so, it’s advised to create a new resume for each job application. The statistics above are particularly worrying: the most effective job-hunting strategy is to customize each resume to match the requirements from the job ad ( 63% of recruiters want to receive resumes tailored to the open position). Here’s the biggest, most common mistake most job seekers make: Secondly, that’s what your competitors are not doing.īut this was not the worst resume sin we’ve discovered. First of all, that’s what recruiters expect. Especially if you’re an experienced professional. The takeaway is simple: in 2022 and beyond, to boost your chances of scoring an interview, you should use a two-page resume. What’s more, 77% of employers say seasoned workers should NOT use a single-page resume. Data shows that recruiters are 2.9x more likely to pick a candidate with a two-page resume for managerial roles and 1.4x more likely for entry-level positions. Is this the ideal strategy, though? Nope, not at all.Ĭontrary to the popular belief, nowadays recruiters prefer two-page resumes. The data clearly shows that an average user tries to keep her resume one page long. Average resume length: 489 words (standard deviation of 310 words)ĭistribution (limited to resumes no longer than 1000 words):įor a typical resume created in our builder, about 380 words is the single-page cut off point.( Spoiler alert: job seekers tend to make fundamental mistakes you can avoid to outperform most of your competition with little effort). What we learned about all resumes (and how you can use it to boost your job search)įirst, let’s discuss what an average resume for a job created in 2022 looks like. The data presented below is divided into general data extracted from all downloaded resumes and specific data from resumes for 10 most common professions. We ran separate analyses for nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The lists of the most common skills feature singular skill items entered in the “Skills,” “Software,” or “Certifications” sections.įinally, we analyzed all words used by candidates on their resumes to and applied the TF*IDF (short for term frequency-inverse document frequency) statistic to identify the most profession-relevant keywords used by candidates in a given field. What “typical” resume sections ( Personal Information, Resume Objective/ Resume Summary, Work History, Education, Skills, Certifications, Languages, Software, etc.) candidates in a given field use. The data we’re presenting concerns three key characteristics of resumes created by candidates in different fields. What are the keywords they use to describe their expertise? How long are their resumes? How many different versions of a resume each user creates? Plus, we aimed to find out how today’s job seekers approach their job hunt. We wanted to see what candidates across the most popular professions write about their job histories, career objectives, and skills. We’ve analyzed data from over 133 thousand documents created in our builder. We’re proud to present our hottest piece of state-of-the-art resume data so far. Is your resume up to par? How does it compare to other resumes from your industry? We’re here to help you find out.Īfter countless hours spent with our data science team, a couple weeks’ worth of sleepless nights, and a few double espressos too many.
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