As a product person, there’s nothing better than putting yourself in your user’s shoes like comparing their current way of doing something to using our hiring software product instead. For instance reviewing CVs.
The Current Way
These shoes happen to belong to the employer person (Hiring Manager or internal recruiter / talent acquisition / HR person) eyeballing CVs received for a new vacancy.
I had a batch of 21 candidates, CVs only, to review for an experienced full-time position, hybrid, based in England. All in a folder to make it easier to review them.
After unzipping and double clicking on the first CV file in the list, I started scanning.
I was looking for their most recent position. Scrolling down I found it on page 2. Yup, I was a little bit annoyed and might have said something unprintable as it took me a few seconds to locate it.
Frustrated, I double clicked on the next CV. Another stream of unprintable words as I waited for Microsoft Word to open up.
And on and on it went as I continued clicking and scrolling… and my eyes started to itch. It was as if I was allergic to something.
‘Argh, why did they (beeeep) include their age?!’
‘Oh no, keyword bingo.’
‘Oh look, a paragraph of AI generated word vomit.’
After clicking on a link provided, nothing happened. Seriously?!
Some CVs left me puzzled…
BUT, is the first part of their name, their forename or surname?
BUT, where do they currently live?
BUT, why did they apply when they are still at university and have no commercial experience?
BUT, why did they apply when it’s a hybrid role and they live in a different country?
BUT, do they or don’t they have the right to work without visa sponsorship?
BUT, when actually were they where?
Twenty minutes later, my eyes still hurt and I had only marked up one CV as a maybe. This detective needed a break, a long break.
The batch of 21 candidates are ranked by match score (inkscroll uses algorithms, not AI).
The inkscroll Way
I click on the first one in the list which shows me a 64% match, highlights some career info and what exactly they matched against for the position when I scroll down. There is no name or age or profile pic shown – so less bias.
I continue clicking through the ranked list, expecting less information and if I want to, I can click through to eyeball their actual CV, via their scroll.
Oh yes, I skipped clicking on red starred candidates as that indicates less trust in their career profile details.
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Which reviewing CVs way would you choose to use in the future?
Hint: Save your eyeballs!
Answer: Why, inkscroll.com of course!
