My name is Mateo Hamilton. I have very detailed experience. The job market has been so tough and I have resulted to posting on Reddit to find an opportunity. I am looking for an opportunity with a base salary. I am determined and trusting. Above or below is my CV. Please do contact me if you are interested.
I analyzed 12,120 tailored resumes from Q2 to see whether matching more of a job description’s skills led to better outcomes.
Interview rates increased as keyword coverage rose, then fell:
→ Under 20% coverage: 5.38%
→ 20–39%: 6.22%
→ 40–59%: 6.30%
→ 60–79%: 4.40%
→ 80%+: 4.95%
The highest interview rate was for resumes covering a moderate 40–59% of the job’s extracted skills, not for those that matched verbatim.
The takeaway isn’t to ignore keywords- it's that there is much more nuance than most understand. These are the types of things you learn after many years of writing resumes and analyzing results.
This is from our Q2 job search trends report, dropping tomorrow. Comment "report" for a link to the full report once published! It shares more about this finding and 40+ more.
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Our best and brightest, the ones who are the best fit for that job you are hiring for- Your buddy doesn't know all of them.
Referrals cost less, stay longer, and come at the price of groupthink.
People refer people who think and often look like them. Hiring only referrals risks stifling innovation through a lack of neurodiversity.
We don't need more referrals to fix hiring. We need a better match.
A system that knows and values what you know and what you've done.
Not just who you know.