Your six seconds, what does that mean?  Studies have shown that hiring managers/recruiters scan your resume and they scan it for 6 seconds.  It's scary to think that a decision will be made in that short timeframe.  That's not a lot of time but, as a recruiter, I can tell you that it's enough to get an impression of the candidate.  Whether it's less than six or more, it still means that you have to get your message across quickly and targeted to the reader.  So what can you do?  Here are   things that you can do to make your six seconds count.