Thursday, 1 November 2012

5 Ways To Stand Out When Applying For A New Job



Hundreds, if not thousands of candidates have probably applied for the same role. HR managers are often faced with the difficult choice of choosing the ‘best’ employee in a selected period. The following tips could better your chances of getting an interview:

1. Apply For The Right Job!
Yes, this might sound silly, but you do have to start from somewhere! However, remember that clicking on “Apply” for every job you see posted isn’t getting you any closer to finding one. Check each posting carefully for the skills and level of experience required and ensure you have them or can explain why you are a viable choice anyway. Mention these items in your cover letter and resume so that recruiters will see you as a serious candidate.

2. Clean Up Your Resume
Keep the look of your resume simple and professional. Use active verbs, avoid using personal pronouns, and check for errors in punctuation, grammar, and spelling, since any one of these can turn off a potential employer.

3. Follow Up  Once you’ve sent in your resume, don’t sit back and twiddle your thumbs waiting for somebody to call. Most HR departments are so swamped with incoming requests and resumes that they may not give a second thought to yours. Use an email or a phone call to ensure your resume has been received and forwarded to the right people. Get in touch with the prospective employer and follow up again after a week or so. Doing so puts you ahead of the hundreds of others who don’t.

4. Be Interactive, Engaging, and Responsive
One of the best ways to stand out when applying for a new job is to have pleasant and quick interactions with HR and hiring managers. Be enthusiastic on the phone during phone screens. Reply to all email and communications sent by the company in a timely manner and avoid rescheduling and delays in replying.

5. Always Be Prepared
If your interview will be conducted by phone, be sure to schedule it far enough ahead so that you can prepare in advance and research the company. Write down common questions, job-related facts, and specific statistics you can present. Rehearse these with a friend or career coach. Although this may sound tough, remember that you are not doing the company a favour by being interviewed, so try to be as accommodating as possible to their scheduling requests.

Courtesy of Recruiter Daily

Nikita Pisani at Muovo

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