With hundreds, or even thousands, of applications to sift through for a single development job posting, recruiters need to make quick calls on whether a candidate’s CV is worth a closer look.
“When a recruiter is first scanning a CV, one of the things they are scanning for are keywords that pop out to them to show that you generally have the experience they are looking for before actually spending time going into more detail into your work experience,” said Kate Warren, executive vice president and executive editor at Devex.
This is just one reason for job seekers to take a strategic approach to using keywords in their CVs. Here are three crucial reasons why keywords are so important to the job application process, based on insights from leading development recruiters and career experts.