Good to see some actual research into this. I'll venture an explanation for the "key criteria":
Your name: Do I recognise your name? Have I seen you before?
Current title and company: Is the company a respected, recognised name? Is your job title analogous to the job I'm trying to fill?
Current position start and end dates: Less than 1 year indicates you're either a contractor or a risky employee.
Previous title and company: Is there consistency with your job titles? Any previous 'big players' in your history?
Previous position start and end dates: Same as current position. Looking for longevity and consistency. Any significant gaps in the dates?
Education: Self-explanatory. Relevance and significance of your course and University.
In all honesty, 6 seconds sounds accurate. I opened a CV I hadn't previously seen before to see if I could glean all of the above in that timeframe and I managed. It was at least enough for me to instantly notice some impressive previous employers and a decent degree of longevity at each company.
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[ 5.7 ms ] story [ 9.9 ms ] threadYour name: Do I recognise your name? Have I seen you before?
Current title and company: Is the company a respected, recognised name? Is your job title analogous to the job I'm trying to fill?
Current position start and end dates: Less than 1 year indicates you're either a contractor or a risky employee.
Previous title and company: Is there consistency with your job titles? Any previous 'big players' in your history?
Previous position start and end dates: Same as current position. Looking for longevity and consistency. Any significant gaps in the dates?
Education: Self-explanatory. Relevance and significance of your course and University.
In all honesty, 6 seconds sounds accurate. I opened a CV I hadn't previously seen before to see if I could glean all of the above in that timeframe and I managed. It was at least enough for me to instantly notice some impressive previous employers and a decent degree of longevity at each company.