Job Search Website Application Cheat Sheet
ead on to find out how to for the required writing sample,
give yourself an unfair or even clarify any part of the
advantage in applying on job advertisement.
job search websites.
• Make sure the very first
You need to approach a job search sentence of your cover letter
website not from the point of specifically references the job
view of someone who wants a job, in question in a way that makes
but from the point of view of the it clear this is not a form
person who has to handle hundreds letter (even if it is a form
of applications. cover letter after the first
line). Even something fawningly
Ultimately, it's that person's polite--no, especially something
hopes and dreams for getting fawningly polite--such as "Thank
through the mass of applications you for allowing me the
that matters, not your hopes and opportunity to apply for your..."
dreams vis-a-vis your career. will greatly increase your
chances of ending up in the
Here's how you can make that recycling bin.
person's dreams come true:
Job Search Websites: Advanced
• KISS--keep it simple and Users' Cheat Sheet
short.
1. After applying online, work
• Provide everything asked for your network to try to make a
in the application. Someone who human connection at the company.
has to sort through a hundred The person who posted the job has
applications a day doesn't probably already turned the phone
necessarily have time to visit off for fear of going deaf from
your website, or ask you again job applicants' calls. But if you
can somehow get within a few sound exactly like everyone else,
degrees of separation of that either. You have to stop your
person's assistant, or even a reader's eyes from glazing over
co-worker, you may be able to get somehow.
the face time you need to jump
out of the resume slush pile. 4. Most important of all: submit
your application to a recruiter
2. Try snail-mailing and/or in addition to employers. It's a
faxing an additional copy of your recruiter's job to sift through
materials, with a note that you applications. They're much more
just wanted to make sure the likely to take an interest in you
person got your application. The than some human resources
note should also have a relevant officer. Several websites make it
P.S., such as, "congratulations easy to submit your applications
on winning second-place at the to numerous recruiters with one
Widgets Convention new product push of a button.
awards." Does this method have
the potential to annoy? Yes. Does 5. Most valuable time-saver:
it give you an effective edge? Submit your application to a
Usually not--just often enough to "meta-search" jobs search
make it worthwhile. Ultimately, website, one that will let you
if you're serious about getting a apply to listings on numerous
job, you need to make sure your other jobs websites at the same
application actually makes it time. There are well over a
front of a pair of human eyes. hundred individual jobs websites
online, not to mention
3. In your cover letter use a classifieds. You'll never get to
little humor--mind you, just a them all on your own otherwise.
little, and keep it tame. Don't
sound like a comedian, but don't In conclusion, the bad news is
that you have even more yourself stand out from the
competition than you thought when competition. Just show the
applying on a job search website. prospective employer with as much
The good news is, it's a lot respect as you want them to show
easier than you thought to make you.
About the Author:
Joel Walsh is a regular contributor to job-search-adviser.net. Read his other articles, with even more secrets to beat the job search websites: http://job-search-adviser.net [HTML linking instructions: use "job search websites" as anchor text/visible link text.]
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