Applied to 500 Jobs: Uncovering What Recruiters Truly Value

The video conducted an experiment by applying to over 500 jobs using five resumes to understand what recruiters prioritize when deciding on interviews.

Resume One: Top work experience was listed as Facebook (now Meta). It got 18 interviews out of 100.

Resume Two: Looked the same as Resume One but with a different company name. It only got 10 interviews out of 100.

Resume Three: Looked beautiful resume but got fewer interviews - only 8 out of 100.

Resume Four: Looked like it was written by an ethnic woman. It got 10 interviews out of 100.

Resume Five: Had a gap of three years without a job. It got 8 interviews out of 100.

Key Lessons:

• Brand Name Matters: Resume One, with the recognized brand name, significantly outperformed others.
• Structure Over Aesthetics: Beautiful resumes (like Resume Three) performed worse even though it looked nice.
• Name Bias: Using an ethnic woman's name (Resume Four) resulted in fewer interviews compared to a Caucasian male name.
• Addressing Job Gap: Resumes with a three-year gap (Resume Five) were also less likely to be selected for interviews.

Thus, the experiment showed that a well-structured and professional-looking resume is more likely to get you an interview than one that looks nice but isn't very clear.