40 Reviewing a Résumé Determine your hiring criteria before you review a résumé. Simply looking for interesting facts and data will confuse the focus of whom you should hire. List the optimal criteria, keeping in mind that you will not find the perfect candidate. After determining criteria, you might want to create a checklist against which you can compare each applicant's qualifications. Make this a simple, easy-to-read document that provides reliable information for comparison. You might even build in a scoring system. When reviewing résumés, break the examination into five categories: Overall appearance Organization Education/training Experience Other relevant activities