Recruiters rarely spend long looking at a CV during the first round of hiring. With applications arriving in large volumes, most decisions begin with a quick scan rather than a detailed read. That means even strong candidates can lose attention if their experience is difficult to interpret at first glance. In an interview with CNBC, a former Google recruiter who has spent more than a decade hiring for companies including Google, TikTok, Uber and The New York Times, one of the biggest problems is surprisingly simple: people write their CV as though the reader already understands the background behind every job they have done.In reality, the person reviewing an application usually knows nothing about the organisation, internal projects or responsibilities involved. Without enough context, ac