The 30-second CV review test recruiters actually run Your CV gets 30 seconds of attention. Maybe. A senior recruiter at a UK-based tech company once let me sit behind her while she went through 80 applications for a single role. She averaged 28 seconds per CV. She rejected 71 of them in that time. The 9 that survived got a second pass that took about 90 seconds each. This is what happens to your CV in those 30 seconds — and what to fix. Quick answer: recruiters check four things in 30 seconds — the top third of page one, the most recent role title, the company names you have worked at, and one signal of seniority. Win those four, and you survive the scan. Lose any one, and the next click is reject. The 30-second recruiter scan 5 seconds — top third of page one. Name, title, summary line. 8 seconds — most recent job. Title, company, dates, top bullet. 7 seconds — companies you have worked at. Names recognisable? Brand-equity stack visible? 5 seconds — seniority signal.…