How Long Does the Average Recruiter Spend Reviewing a Resume?
The first time a recruiter sees your resume, they are scanning it, rather than reading it. In fact, on average, a recruiter or hiring manager initially spends about a mere 7 seconds reviewing your resume. They are skimming your content to see if they should bother to dive any further. If the right words and […]
What Not to Include on a Resume
Research reveals that recruiters spend an average of only 7.6 seconds reviewing a resume. And for many open positions, a recruiter may never even see your resume, nevertheless spend time on it, thanks to applicant tracking software that can flag or even automatically reject a resume based on set specifications. Add to that the fact that […]
What Dyslexia Is and Isn’t
By Kimberly Kafafian As an employer, you have a duty to understand dyslexia. Why? For starters, 15-20% of the population is dyslexic; that translates into roughly 30 million working adults. Second, if you want to successfully navigate your organization during this unprecedented period of digital transformation, you’ll want dyslexics on your team. And, if you […]
Dyslexia Strengths in the Workplace
By Kimberly Kafafian If you’re struggling to attract the right workers, you may likely be overlooking a significant talent pool: those with dyslexia. If you are, let me be the first to tell you that your business has a poor understanding of the dyslexic skill set. Unfortunately, this neurodiverse genetic difference tends to be […]
Famous Business Leaders with Dyslexia
By Kimberly Kafafian When you think of what it takes to be a successful business leader, the qualities that often come to mind are business savvy, creativity, vision, motivation, excellent communication skills, adaptability, problem solving, empathy, etc. One thing that doesn’t typically jump out is neurodiverse. Businesses often think of neurodiverse employees more narrowly […]