Did you know that the average attention span these days is around 8 seconds? When I learned that, I was shocked. It’s no wonder that social media creators spend so much effort on their content just to get their audience to watch a 15-second video.

I learned this in 2022 when I did something that changed my life: starting a YouTube channel. It may not sound like much, but growing an audience, monetizing my channel, and getting my first brand sponsorship changed my perspective on life.

In the process of building my audience, I learned so many valuable tips from thumbnail designers, video editors, and script writers on how to hook people in the age of short attention spans. I won’t list all of the strategies here, but, let me tell you, there are a lot of them. We need to strategically combine them all if we want to increase our chances at success in anything we do these days, even applying to jobs.

I recently started my own career coaching business, therichbinch.com. During my one-on-one sessions, the tips I was offering my clients sounded strangely familiar to me… they were the same concepts I used in making my social media content!

My latest YouTube videos have gotten around 20,000 views on average and I once got a TikTok video to over 1 million views. I studied up on the things that created successful videos for me and I listed them out. I immediately saw the connections between social media engagement and beautiful resume crafting. Below, I provide you with 5 strategies that you can apply to your resume to capture your recruiter’s attention. (Yes, the recruiter for the job you just applied to does have a short attention span. Who doesn’t these days?)

If you want to read the full article, check out it out here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-social-media-strategies-you-can-apply-your-resume-madrigal-iii-36ffc/