Magic Pot of Jobs posts some good examples of ways to NOT get hired. Tiffany is right (again!). The three she addresses are:
1.) Keyword spam for applicant tracking systems. If you have a marketing background and you start inserting keywords about administration, operations, finance and human resources, you lose. Keywords should be applicable to your experience.
2.) Ignoring the rules regarding application submission. If you send a fax when I say to e-mail, if you come in when I say to call or if you mail when I say to submit it online, it does make you stick out. Not in a good way though. If you can’t follow instructions, you lose. Note that this does not apply to networking because that has been done well in advance of a position opening up.
3.) Using cheesy attempts to stand out. We’ve seen them all. Yes, all of them. And if you have a new way of surprising me, I doubt it is going to be a good one. Standing out is about putting together a solid resume and networking the hell out of your preferred industry.
And CareerHub emphasizes a point I made in number two: network, network, network. Before you need the job. Before they have the job available. If you don’t do this, you are selling yourself short. It used to be hype or a trend that would die. It isn’t. And it is the key to continuing to move your career in the upward direction.
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