When a recruiter asks for your resume, it's natural to feel excited about the possibility of landing a new job. But what happens when the recruiter never contacts you again after receiving your resume? It can be frustrating and confusing. But there are a few things you should keep in mind to understand what's going on.
Recruiters often need to know more about you than what's included in your resume. So you may not have provided enough information to make it an obvious priority to contact you. Recruiters can sometimes have hundreds of possible candidates to call. Your resume may have simply not made the priority callback list. They just don't have enough time to contact you. If you feel you are a very strong match for the position i.e. you have 80+% of the requirements on the description, with recent skills in the main items, and these skills are documented on your resume, it makes sense to call the recruiter to make sure your resume hasn't been overlooked.
Having your resume on file with recruiters can be beneficial. Even if a recruiter doesn't contact you for one job, they may reach out to you for another opportunity in the future.
Instead of fighting with this situation, work with it by learning to provide the information recruiters need to know. For example check out this article.
Provide City And Relocation Information On Your Resume
Writing a concise resume showing your FULL VALUE may be a better goal than limiting your resume to a specific length. What do you think?