With well-written job descriptions and creative strategies for actively recruiting candidates, you will soon find yourself with a pile of resumes to evaluate. You don't have unlimited time to read each one, so it's important to decide in advance what qualities you're looking for. You likely already have a set of basic qualifiers in mind (minimum GPA, lack of spelling errors, and so on); this section will help you identify the very best candidates amongst resumes that meet your basic requirements.
Remember that a resume doesn't represent a candidate's engineering skills; it represents their communication skills. It's very important that an engineering candidate is able to effectively communicate their technical accomplishments and tell you about projects they've worked on. The following are some of the most important indicators of an outstanding resume:
Language tailored to the job description: A good candidate knows that you only have a short time to read...