How To Avoid The Resume Black Hole
Advice for getting your resume noticed by the people who matter.
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8 Jun 2016
How To Avoid The Resume Black Hole (VIDEO)
How To Avoid The Resume Black Hole
Advice for getting your resume noticed by the people who matter.
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10 Jan 2016
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28 Nov 2015
9 Cover Letter Bloopers
Your resume could be the best one in the pile, but because of a few mistakes made in the cover letter, you could risk being tossed into the “not interested” list—or worse, the bin. While cover letters aren’t typically required by employers, they are a good opportunities to express yourself, bring out your personality, and divulge your passion to work for the organization.
However, silly mistakes such as typos and bad mouthing an old boss could ruin your chances of winning the job. Here’s where applicants often go wrong with their cover letters.
These X mistakes are essential must-avoids!
1) Not using the standard format: You don’t want to get too unique when it comes to job applications. For employers predictable is good. So if you’re leaving out a name, date, and return address for the sake of being “unique”, you’re not doing a good job of impressing an employer. This also means that you avoid fancy, perfumed paper or other sorts of unusual tactics.
2) Repeating your resume: Clearly, if the employer is interested in your education and employment history, he’ll read the resume for it. For some reason, fresh graduates feel the need to reiterate their education and qualification in their cover letters and this is a big mistake. Perhaps, you want to elaborate more on something you weren’t able to express in your resume. That’s perfectly fine. However, whatever you elaborate, it must be something that can’t already be found in the resume.
3) Not Proofreading Typos: Employers are not going to understand you made a mistake and let is pass. Typos and grammatical errors give every reason for your potential employer to assume that you were careless about your application or you are unable to write. If need be, have a friend double-check your resume for mistakes.
4) Generalized Cover Letters: A generalized cover letter is one that will fit well with any job in any industry. In reality though, it’s not a perfect fit for any “specific” job—which is where the problem lies. In other words, avoid the urge to write blanket cover letters that are not tailored to the job you are applying for. Employers aren’t fools. They will see right through this strategy and assume you’re not particularly interested in his (or her) organization. It is an absolute must to re-write your cover letter for the specific job description and perhaps even match specific personality traits, skills, and qualities to those well-accepted in organization as well as the job.
5) Claims without backing: You could be writing things that translate to “oh, I am awesome” and “you’ll love me so much” but such claims are only going to leave the employer with one question: why?
For example, many recent grads tend to claim they have “excellent communication skills” without highlighting how this is true for them. On the other hand, highlighting how being the president of the debate society, winning X number of debate contests, and several such roles have empowered you with strong verbal and communication skills would make more sense.
6) Exceeding the page limit: Cover letters are supposed to no longer than one page. Not two, not three, and definitely not four. Period. Employers are typically burdened with piles and piles of resumes and cover letters. The last you want to do is make the employer feel your extensive cover letter is not worth their time. Stick to having three to four concise paragraphs and make good use of the limited amount of space (and time) you have to make an impression.
7) Over Explaining: The cover letter is used for elaboration of certain points in your resume. But there is a difference between elaborating and over elaborating. If three or four sentences that say the same thing in different wordings, you’re certainly risking boring the employer.
8) Explaining why you left your last job: Whatever reason you give, it’s just not going to sound right: “I left because I wasn’t satisfied with the pay”, “I left because I didn’t like my boss”, “I left because I got bored”…and of course all of these are the most probably reasons. First of all, stating why you left isn’t required in a cover letter and there’s a high chance your employer is not interested in knowing the reason. But even if he is, you don’t want to be the first one to point it out.
9) Making it all about you: Yes, the cover letter will include your qualification, your skills, your experiences, your passions, your interest in the organization, and so on. They are relevant. However, the worst thing you can do is not show an employer how hiring you would be good for them! Turn all the “I”s around and write about “they” will benefit from your contribution, your skills, or your offerings.
There are certain organizations that refuse cover letters, and that’s usually a missed opportunity to show your true self. Nevertheless, many organization are still willing to receive this additional attachment, and when they do, you’d be wise to make the best use of it by avoiding the above mistakes. .
-Rochelle Ceira
Rochelle Ceira is a trend analyst at a firm that provides help to students who ask do my dissertation for me. She’s also an occasional blogger who loves to discuss topics related to productivity, time management, etc.
14 Apr 2015
12 Resume Bloopers That'll Make You Look Dumb
Job search is a hard, hard thing indeed!
Yes, it sure does ring a bell somewhere. With a playback triggered, you might have reminded yourself of the mispronunciation you committed during a telephonic conversation with the recruiter or the uneasy stance you took, while sitting for an interview. But, the one that appears most conspicuous and everlasting is the amount of funny-errors you commit while building your resume. Be it the typos or spilling some irrelevant info on your CV, thing are numerous to be listed. Hence, mentioned below are a few bloopers that will keep you off, from any such mistakes and make you chuckle at the same time.
1) I took a career break in 1999 to renovate my horse.
I believe it may now win the race!
2) Career Objective: To make a name on the information super highway.
He sure won't worry about his meals then.
3) According to an article by careerbuilder.com, a candidate called himself a genius and invited the recruiter to interview him at his apartment.
Sounds like one of those situations, when you don't need anything in this world. Not even the consent of the chap hiring you.
4) A resume printed on the back of a candidate's current employer's letterhead.
If not the job, the person surely deserves due recognition for showing insane amount of guts and half-wit.
5) One creative job-applicant tried to entice the hiring manager by using three different fonts, four different ink colors and a spectrum of highlighting options.
However, the only thing she missed out on was the correct use of grammar. Alas! her every modicum of creativity went down in vain.
6) Job skills: Revolved customer grievances and problems.
The guy must've been great at spinning around and making things go in circles. Doesn't appear like a problem solver to me.
7) A CV listed a skill as 'being bi-lingual in three languages.'
Wonderful! and I'm a left-handed guy who writes using both hands.
8) 'I'll call myself a wedge, with a sponge taped to it. Hence, my objective is to wedge myself at someone’s door and absorb as much as I can.'
Hard to decipher and impossible to comprehend with!
Still the person seems overwhelmingly metaphorical while writing his resume. But, would it fetch him the job or a hiring manager's attention, at least?
9) 'Hope to see you shorty'
A typo of the purest form. Still, it would certainly make the recruiter conscious regarding his height. Getting personal would surely have been the foremost applicant trait he listed.
10) A resume without the candidate's name.
Seems like a ghost applicant. Seriously, this has got to be the most basic mistake ever committed by a job-seeker.
11) Under the section- 'Have you ever been convicted of a felony?': 'Yes, kind of. Will explain in the interview'
If nothing, explanations like this would only cause apprehensions in the mind of the employer. Before the person could put forth his side of the story, he was presumed for someone controversial.
12) Under the section- Salary desired: 'Starting over due to recent bankruptcies. Need a huge bonus at the time of joining.'
Obviously, good remuneration is the prime motivation behind any employment opportunity. But, there's a way to put it forth without sounding unreasonable, right?
It's human to make mistakes. But, to learn from the other person's mistake is what keeps you a step ahead in finding a job. So, don't just giggle, but keep these in mind for better results in your professional life ahead.
-Anshuman Kukreti
Right from the tedious process of hunting down recruiters to the zillion preparations you've to undergo before getting an interview scheduled. Seriously, job-search does take a lot out of you by the end. However, humor finds a place everywhere in this world
1) I took a career break in 1999 to renovate my horse.
I believe it may now win the race!
2) Career Objective: To make a name on the information super highway.
He sure won't worry about his meals then.
3) According to an article by careerbuilder.com, a candidate called himself a genius and invited the recruiter to interview him at his apartment.
Sounds like one of those situations, when you don't need anything in this world. Not even the consent of the chap hiring you.
4) A resume printed on the back of a candidate's current employer's letterhead.
If not the job, the person surely deserves due recognition for showing insane amount of guts and half-wit.
5) One creative job-applicant tried to entice the hiring manager by using three different fonts, four different ink colors and a spectrum of highlighting options.
However, the only thing she missed out on was the correct use of grammar. Alas! her every modicum of creativity went down in vain.
6) Job skills: Revolved customer grievances and problems.
The guy must've been great at spinning around and making things go in circles. Doesn't appear like a problem solver to me.
7) A CV listed a skill as 'being bi-lingual in three languages.'
Wonderful! and I'm a left-handed guy who writes using both hands.
8) 'I'll call myself a wedge, with a sponge taped to it. Hence, my objective is to wedge myself at someone’s door and absorb as much as I can.'
Hard to decipher and impossible to comprehend with!
Still the person seems overwhelmingly metaphorical while writing his resume. But, would it fetch him the job or a hiring manager's attention, at least?
9) 'Hope to see you shorty'
A typo of the purest form. Still, it would certainly make the recruiter conscious regarding his height. Getting personal would surely have been the foremost applicant trait he listed.
10) A resume without the candidate's name.
Seems like a ghost applicant. Seriously, this has got to be the most basic mistake ever committed by a job-seeker.
11) Under the section- 'Have you ever been convicted of a felony?': 'Yes, kind of. Will explain in the interview'
If nothing, explanations like this would only cause apprehensions in the mind of the employer. Before the person could put forth his side of the story, he was presumed for someone controversial.
12) Under the section- Salary desired: 'Starting over due to recent bankruptcies. Need a huge bonus at the time of joining.'
Obviously, good remuneration is the prime motivation behind any employment opportunity. But, there's a way to put it forth without sounding unreasonable, right?
It's human to make mistakes. But, to learn from the other person's mistake is what keeps you a step ahead in finding a job. So, don't just giggle, but keep these in mind for better results in your professional life ahead.
-Anshuman Kukreti
Author Bio: Anshuman Kukreti is a professional writer and a keen follower of the global job market. An engineer by qualification and an artist at heart, he writes on various topics relating to employment across the gulf. He is presently working as a content writer for Naukrigulf.com.Reach him @LinkedIn, Twitter and Google+.
2 May 2014
'Why I am not getting a Job?' Read This, Surely You will be hired Soon!
There is an important fact that is frequently overlooked by job seekers. The ignorance of this fact is the reason most job seekers tend to face difficulties in their job search. Here’s the simple fact:
Job seekers are sellers. Employers are buyers.
What does this mean? And how should it effect your job search and your outlook towards employment?
You may, as a job seeker, send out 10s, if not 100s, of cover letters and resumes to employers only to be disappointed with the lack of response. Then you will rationalize this disappointment in your head. You may think to yourself:
But the truth is, these causes are seldom the reason for lack of response. Employers always have money to spend and hire new people; ALWAYS. The reason they didn’t respond to your efforts is because your offer to them is not compelling enough. You did not convince them that you are worth buying.
What are businesses, companies, and employers interested in? One thing: money.
To convince employers of buying your service, the first thing you need to do is to refine yourself and specialize in one field and then show them that your specialty can bring them money.
You need to:
first, examine your specialty and your capabilities
second, market your specialty by targeting your job application
third, sell your specialty by showing employers the benefits of having you
Examine Your Specialty
In order to examine if you have a specialized skill, ask yourself the following question: can you utilize your skills to earn a living independently and without the help of an employer, for example as a freelance consultant, designer or writer?
If not, then is it because you lack the platform that the employer provides or is it because you are not sure of the value of your skills in the open market?
If you’re not sure of the value of what you do, then Dubai (for example) may not be for you, yet. As I have said in our other employment guides, Dubai companies offer minimal training and expect employees to hit the ground running. Dubai employers are not out there to discover your hidden qualities and talents. They want you to teach them what you do and do it for them.
Furthermore, if you answered “no,” perhaps you should take some time off, think about your future, and discover exactly what you enjoy and what you would like to do with your time.
If you answered “yes” then you are more than ready. Now it’s time to put on the salesman and marketer hat.
Targeting Your Job Application
In marketing it is known that targeted messages receive the highest response.
However, due to the difficulty that is associated with creating a quality targeted job application, you may opt for quantity. In other words, instead of tailoring your applications to a few companies and hiring managers, you may create a “template” message that you broadcast to 100s of employers. In reality, when it comes to sales and marketing, quality is much more important than quantity. Think about yourself: are you more likely to respond to a spam email that goes out to 1000s of people, or are you more likely to respond to an email that addresses you by name and discusses issues that are relevant to your life at the moment? Exactly. That’s what you should do.
For example, you may see a job posted on XYZJobs.com. Write down the company name and the department of the company that posted the job. Then find the contact information of the company. Then call them up and ask to speak to the manager of the department that posted the job. When you are asked by the phone operator for the reason of your call, say that you have important questions about the posted job description, and you need clarifications. Speak with confidence and authority. When you are connected to the manager (be polite, but don’t let him/her intimidate you; he/she is not your manager, yet. It’s just someone on the phone who may be the stupidest person in the world), ask the questions that you have. Ask him what he really wants in the person who he’ll hire. Ask what traits he likes, etc. Also, take this opportunity to introduce yourself and learn the name and, if possible, the email and direct phone number of the manager. This information will help you target your message to this manager directly.
Tell me: how many job seekers do you suppose will go to this length in order to secure a job? Very few. If you follow this procedure, you will have instantly put yourself ahead of all job seekers. Additionally, with the information that you will have acquired through this procedure, you will be able to tailor your application to the specific requirements of this manager and his department. It will be very hard for them to not consider you for the job.
Selling Your Job Application
Now that we have talked about the importance of of targeted messages, we should now address the importance of the content of your targeted message. What exactly should you say in your job application in order to sell it?
There are two important principles of selling that you should keep in mind when you send out your application
Make it very clear exactly what you do. Don’t let them get confused in trying to understand where to place you in their organization.
In your profile whenever you mention one of your strengths, follow with with a sentence that describes how this strength can be a benefit to their business.
For example, if you have 12-years of experience in marketing, in your profile, don’t just say “A dynamic professional with 12-years experience in marketing.” Instead, emphasize how they can benefit from your 12-years of experience by saying something like, “With my 12-years of marketing experience, I’m capable of creating and executing marketing campaigns that are guaranteed to enhance the brand and perception of [insert company name] to increase long term profitability.”
Whenever you mention one of your strengths, make it clear to the reader how this strength will contribute to their profitability and make them a better company. Don’t make the reader have to think in order to figure out how you could help them.
If you follow the outlined procedure in this article, you will never be unemployed again because you will no longer need employment. Instead, employment will need YOU.
Wrtitten By: M K Safi
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Job seekers are sellers. Employers are buyers.
What does this mean? And how should it effect your job search and your outlook towards employment?
You may, as a job seeker, send out 10s, if not 100s, of cover letters and resumes to employers only to be disappointed with the lack of response. Then you will rationalize this disappointment in your head. You may think to yourself:
- Maybe the company is not hiring now
- Maybe the person who reviews applications is on a vacation
- Maybe there was a system failure that prevented my application from being received
- Maybe it is something that really is out of my control
- Maybe, etc…
But the truth is, these causes are seldom the reason for lack of response. Employers always have money to spend and hire new people; ALWAYS. The reason they didn’t respond to your efforts is because your offer to them is not compelling enough. You did not convince them that you are worth buying.
What are businesses, companies, and employers interested in? One thing: money.
To convince employers of buying your service, the first thing you need to do is to refine yourself and specialize in one field and then show them that your specialty can bring them money.
You need to:
first, examine your specialty and your capabilities
second, market your specialty by targeting your job application
third, sell your specialty by showing employers the benefits of having you
Examine Your Specialty
In order to examine if you have a specialized skill, ask yourself the following question: can you utilize your skills to earn a living independently and without the help of an employer, for example as a freelance consultant, designer or writer?
If not, then is it because you lack the platform that the employer provides or is it because you are not sure of the value of your skills in the open market?
If you’re not sure of the value of what you do, then Dubai (for example) may not be for you, yet. As I have said in our other employment guides, Dubai companies offer minimal training and expect employees to hit the ground running. Dubai employers are not out there to discover your hidden qualities and talents. They want you to teach them what you do and do it for them.
Furthermore, if you answered “no,” perhaps you should take some time off, think about your future, and discover exactly what you enjoy and what you would like to do with your time.
If you answered “yes” then you are more than ready. Now it’s time to put on the salesman and marketer hat.
Targeting Your Job Application
In marketing it is known that targeted messages receive the highest response.
However, due to the difficulty that is associated with creating a quality targeted job application, you may opt for quantity. In other words, instead of tailoring your applications to a few companies and hiring managers, you may create a “template” message that you broadcast to 100s of employers. In reality, when it comes to sales and marketing, quality is much more important than quantity. Think about yourself: are you more likely to respond to a spam email that goes out to 1000s of people, or are you more likely to respond to an email that addresses you by name and discusses issues that are relevant to your life at the moment? Exactly. That’s what you should do.
For example, you may see a job posted on XYZJobs.com. Write down the company name and the department of the company that posted the job. Then find the contact information of the company. Then call them up and ask to speak to the manager of the department that posted the job. When you are asked by the phone operator for the reason of your call, say that you have important questions about the posted job description, and you need clarifications. Speak with confidence and authority. When you are connected to the manager (be polite, but don’t let him/her intimidate you; he/she is not your manager, yet. It’s just someone on the phone who may be the stupidest person in the world), ask the questions that you have. Ask him what he really wants in the person who he’ll hire. Ask what traits he likes, etc. Also, take this opportunity to introduce yourself and learn the name and, if possible, the email and direct phone number of the manager. This information will help you target your message to this manager directly.
Tell me: how many job seekers do you suppose will go to this length in order to secure a job? Very few. If you follow this procedure, you will have instantly put yourself ahead of all job seekers. Additionally, with the information that you will have acquired through this procedure, you will be able to tailor your application to the specific requirements of this manager and his department. It will be very hard for them to not consider you for the job.
Selling Your Job Application
Now that we have talked about the importance of of targeted messages, we should now address the importance of the content of your targeted message. What exactly should you say in your job application in order to sell it?
There are two important principles of selling that you should keep in mind when you send out your application
Make it very clear exactly what you do. Don’t let them get confused in trying to understand where to place you in their organization.
In your profile whenever you mention one of your strengths, follow with with a sentence that describes how this strength can be a benefit to their business.
For example, if you have 12-years of experience in marketing, in your profile, don’t just say “A dynamic professional with 12-years experience in marketing.” Instead, emphasize how they can benefit from your 12-years of experience by saying something like, “With my 12-years of marketing experience, I’m capable of creating and executing marketing campaigns that are guaranteed to enhance the brand and perception of [insert company name] to increase long term profitability.”
Whenever you mention one of your strengths, make it clear to the reader how this strength will contribute to their profitability and make them a better company. Don’t make the reader have to think in order to figure out how you could help them.
If you follow the outlined procedure in this article, you will never be unemployed again because you will no longer need employment. Instead, employment will need YOU.
Wrtitten By: M K Safi
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