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Things Recruiters Look For in the First 10 Seconds

Ladders eye-tracking research showed recruiters spend 7.4 seconds on an initial scan. What they actually fixate on, how ATS keyword matching works, red flags that trigger instant rejection, the LinkedIn first impression, and a practical checklist for passing both the algorithm and the human.

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Things Recruiters Look For in the First 10 Seconds

Ladders eye-tracking research showed recruiters spend 7.4 seconds on an initial scan. What they actually fixate on, how ATS keyword matching works, red flags that trigger instant rejection, the LinkedIn first impression, and a practical checklist for passing both the algorithm and the human.

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Things Recruiters Look For in the First 10 Seconds

Ladders eye-tracking research showed recruiters spend 7.4 seconds on an initial scan. What they actually fixate on, how ATS keyword matching works, red flags that trigger instant rejection, the LinkedIn first impression, and a practical checklist for passing both the algorithm and the human.