β Use your ππππ°π¨π«π€. See if you have a connection that would make a recommendation to theΒ #hiringΒ manager. Someone who can drop a little seed in the mind of the person you’ll be talking to.
β ππ«π ππ§π’π³π your data. Use a spreadsheet to track phone numbers, dates, messages left, and notes.
β ππ«π’ππ your script. Bullet point info to include experience and type of position you are seeking.
β ππ«ππππ’ππ. This will increase your confidence. Record yourself. Make your main points in one minute. Practice your elevator pitch.
β ππ’π¦π π¨π πππ². Determine the best time to call, when people are less busy.
Having a plan increases your confidence, helps you feel prepared, and increases your chances of landing a job that much quicker.
What you need to remember is that when you come to apply for a job application your resume is their first impression of you. You might be the best person for the job but if your resume doesn’t showcase this in the right way, then you will seriously dent your chances of being successful. One of the main things that you need to avoid is spelling mistakes and grammatical errors throughout your resume. You need to check and double check your resume to make sure that everything in it is correct. You will often find that even the simplest of mistakes will rule you out of the running for a job. Remember that it is likely a number of people will be applying for the same job so the person in charge of applications will be looking for reasons to take people out of the running – you want to make sure you donβt give them one!
Also make sure that your resume is precise when it comes to job experience and skills. You don’t want to be too general. You need to give them a reason to hire you so selling yourself is a must when it comes to your resume. Include information of previous jobs and the skills that these positions have taught you.
It can be tricky but try not to make your resume too general, or ‘one size fits all.’ If you are applying for different jobs, then you may need to tweak each version of your resume slightly to sell yourself for each of the different job types that you are trying. That way you can be sure that when you are applying for different job positions you know that your resume is as relevant as possible and gives you the best chance of success. The presentation of your resume is also important. Along with it reading well and including the right information, you need to make sure that it is pleasing on the eye. Remember that they will be reading many different resumes so you need to make sure that yours stands out for all the right reasons. Keeping your resume clean and tidy, you want it to include all of the information that is needed without it being too cluttered and busy. Add a little color orΒ a graph of your recent sales numbers, etc. You need to give them a reason to read your resume and by making it look like hard work to read you are ruining your chances before you even start.
