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Hiring & Talent Chitti #6

Resume has 5-6 seconds to make an impression!

Skip fancy templates—recruiters only spend 6 seconds on your resume, so make your career timeline clear and accurate.

MM

MS Mahala

28 Aug 2026

Your resume has 5-6 seconds to make an impression!

You know what makes us pause as recruiter when we do screening?

  • Not the fancy templates.

  • Not the buzzwords.

  • Not the 5-page CVs.

It was the timeline that made sense- Basic, Right?

Your resume isn't a mystery novel. We shouldn't have to decode:

  • When you actually graduated

  • How long you stayed at each org

  • What you're doing RIGHT NOW

'Present' on 4 different roles? That's not multitasking. That's confusion.

March 2022 to July 2024. That's clarity.

Your career story deserves better than guesswork.

The resume IS your first & priority project. Make it count.

#Hiring Insights #Hiring

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MS Mahala

Co-founder, Ground Zero

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