> I still think this post is insightful, because it shows a subjective and presumably rather honest perspective on reviewing CVs. I agree. The most important

> I still think this post is insightful, because it shows a subjective and presumably rather honest perspective on reviewing CVs. I agree. The most important phrase here is at the end: one candidate just got bumped to the next stage based solely on the fact that in they had a “Making awesome pancakes” in the CV, which made me laugh. Which shows that your cv might pass a selection stage (or be rejected) for absolutely arbitrary reason. And, it's fine. Junior candidates have to be aware of this and don't get demotivated.