I’ve read thousands of resumes and CVs during my 3+ years as a hiring manager at a high-growth tech startup. It’s the same at many companies: Most applications land in the bin at the stage where your resume or CV is all the company knows about you. The reason for this is more or less mathematical: It’s simply impossible to speak to every single applicant. The time of hiring managers, tech recruiters, and everyone involved in any given hiring process is finite.