Some Common Blunders Committed

By Job Seekers

Through online applications

Applying online for a job is the first mistake any job seeker can make as the online portal gets maximum job applications.

Quality of the resume should be the foremost priority, rather than quantity.

Applications which are creative and has some weight in it stand out in the clutter of their less impressive counterpart. Job seekers in Washington can seek professional help of Jim Weinstein.

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Job experience and qualifications are important

Fine balance needs to be maintained between sending an application for a job for which one do not meet the main qualifications and limiting oneself strictly to jobs for which one meet every single one.

Never forget that an applicant's personality may be the single most important factor in hiring decisions, so make use of connections not merely as advocates but as individuals who can land you the interview at which you can impress the HR.

Tell your story in the cover letter

Several sources assert that around 60% to 80% of cover letters are not read by the employers. It is true for low-level jobs for which there will be dozens or hundreds of applications, and at large organizations that use algorithms to screen résumés looking for key words, and which do not scan cover letters.

One should always submit a cover letter if the option is available, but make sure that it is focused not on your story but on the story of what you can do for the organization.

Single Page Resumes

One should make every effort to limit their résumé/CV to a single page. Résumés should include all the qualifications and facts about your work history of previous employers that are relevant to what the HR is seeking.

Job seekers who have fewer than ten years of experience it is impossible that one would need more than a single page to define the work you’ve done that would be relevant.

However if you have relevant information to convey to the potential employer, do not be afraid to go beyond page one.

Application Rejection

Employers do not take the trouble of responding to job applicants when applicants are rejected. There maybe hundreds of applicants, and that’ why employer has little incentive to respond to every single one of them including you. This is hopeless, but a fact of modern organizational life. Try to take it in stride. You can take the help of a career Counselor to get hired, Jim Weinstein is one of them Career Development Counselor in DC.

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