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What ten of the region’s most sought-after hiring managers told me
I sat down with ten of them recently, the people who actually decide who gets the room. Same question to each: what makes you put a CV down in the first few seconds? Here is what they kept saying, in their words. Every one of these is now part of how your review reads your CV.
The first read is seconds, not minutes
“Hundreds of applications land for one role. I give each one seconds. If the top third doesn't land, the rest never gets read.”
In this market, the photo comes off
“There's real bias in how people look and whether they get a shot. A photo can also block the ATS before a human ever sees you.”
'Open to work' reads as desperation
“Employers here read that green banner as one thing. The moment you look like you need it, you lose your leverage.”
The cover letter is dead, the short note isn't
“Nobody reads cover letters anymore. But two or three sharp lines on why you're applying still get opened.”
Only the last eight years really count
“Nobody is hiring you for what you did more than eight years ago. Show me recent results, with numbers attached.”
'Tell me about yourself' decides the room
“It's the most poorly answered question in the Gulf. Lead with who you are as a person, not a recital of your CV.”