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Which resume stands out for a recruiter. Is it the aesthetically appealing Canvas template or the regular PDF one?

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What's the best resume you've ever reviewed and why?

Resumes are perception biased, by asking what comes to a recruiters minds you bypass everything the recruiter thinks is important, and gets to a core example that is, by its very definition of being the first thing that comes to mind, the most important.

(might ask this to a recruiter the next time I get a chance to talk to them lol)

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Or maybe we get a useful answer here!

I’d ask what actually makes a recruiter remember someone. What gets noted in that first call? Is it clarity? Specific wins? Something personal? There’s so much advice out there, but I’d love to know what cuts through.

I’d ask what the single most overlooked thing on resumes or profiles consistently turns good candidates into “no’s”. That insight alone could save countless hours in the job hunt.

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