Your CV Is Getting You Rejected

Your resume gets 6 seconds.

Six. Seconds.

Recruiters are NOT technical.

They don't understand the difference between Scala and Java.
They don't care about your algorithms.
They're looking for keywords and patterns.

Volume is crushing them.

They're looking at hundreds of resumes for each role.
Your beautiful and long AI summary is just noise, useless noise.

They're eliminating, not selecting.

The first pass isn't "who should we hire?" It's "who can we ignore?"

Your job titles don't match the job posting.

You were a "Software Development Engineer III" but they're hiring a "Senior Backend Developer." Same role, different title. Rejected.

You're listing responsibilities, not results.

"Maintained legacy codebase" tells them nothing at all.
”Reduced deployment time by 90%" tells them everything they want to read.

Match the job title exactly.

If they want a "Senior Full Stack Engineer," use those exact words in your current role or at the top of the CV.
It feels like cheating, but if you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying

Tangible results always works

"Increased API response time by 40%" beats "Optimized database queries" every single damn time.

Use numbers everywhere.

Team size, user counts, performance improvements, percentages, revenue.

Company Name | Job Title | Dates

Make this scannable. Don't bury job titles in paragraph text.

2-4 bullet points maximum.

Each bullet follows this pattern: "Action + what you did + numbers/result"

"Architected microservices migration that reduced deployment downtime by 85%"

"Led team of 5 engineers delivering feature that increased user engagement by 30%"

Use standard section headers.

"Work Experience" not "Professional Journey." "Education" not "Academic Background."

Include relevant keywords naturally.

If the job mentions "API development," use that phrase.

Save as PDF.

Word docs can get really messy in the process.
PDFs maintain formatting across everything, go for the safe route.

Your GitHub URL should be on your resume, maybe.

But do it only if your repositories are cured and maintained.
A bad github profile can do more harm than good.

The 6-second test.

Show your resume to someone for 6 seconds.
Ask them what they remember.
If it's not related to your most experience or the job you’re applying for, get back to the drawing board.

The keyword test.

Compare your resume to the job description.
If their requirements don't appear in your resume, you’ll likely be discarded by ATS, back to the drawing board again

Fix your resume before you send another application.

Because right now ,you're probably getting rejected before anyone even actually reads what you wrote.