Define the Evidence Before You See the Name
Separate job evidence from identity cues during the first resume screen.
The first pass should answer one question: what job evidence is here? Blind the cues that arrive too early Names, photos, school names, addresses, graduation years, and referral labels are often available before the reviewer has formed an evidence-based view. Those cues are not neutral. They can make one candidate feel more fluent, familiar, senior, local, polished, or risky before the resume has been read. Replace the blank with a scorecard A blind screen without criteria can become another subjective screen. Write the evidence categories first: role skill, comparable scope, work sample signal, measurable result, or required credential. Each category…
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