Let's face some hard facts — you will not be
the only person applying for this job, and plenty of other people will have the same level of experience as you.
It is not likely that you will be
the only person applying for the job.
However, you are not
the only person applying for the job.
All this is well and good, but you know that you are not
the only person applying for the job.
Not exact matches
Of the 6500 available
jobs at the time,
only 268 Americans
applied and just seven of the 245
people who had been offered
jobs completed the growing season, according to a report by the Partnership
for a New American Economy, a bipartisan pro-immigration reform group, and the Center
for Global Development.
«I failed so many times,
people probably know that I
applied for so many
jobs, over 30
jobs, all rejected, not even got a chance: 24 of us interviewed
for a KFC
job, 23 got accepted, I was the
only guy rejected,» he explained.
Some eighty four thousand (84,000)
people applying for jobs, and over forty seven thousand (47,000) of them meeting the minimum requirements as advertised, and the organisation
only looking
for five hundred (500)
people to hire.
Most
people settle
for less than they can get, so instead of
applying only to
jobs that are at «your level,» design a resume or CV that is targeted to those more senior
jobs instead.
Many
people only apply to
jobs they are certain they qualify
for in hopes of increasing the chances of finding a
job.
This is not a movie in which a
person on his or her deathbed looks
only slightly less healthy, as if the makeup department simply did its
job by
applying less foundation or blush on that day of shooting, or even has an almost angelic glow, as if to suggest that the moment that's approaching will be a transcendent one
for all involved.
So, as the
only person who's
applied for the
job of printing horoscopes, Paul is hired (replacing a writer that was raped to death by sailors on the island).
Few
people apply for jobs just because they want to
only have this particular position
for the rest of their life.
With so many
people applying to any one
job it is
only expected that the HR personnel responsible
for looking over your resume will get bored if they see the same design template over and over.
To the employer: publishing a detailed description of the
job position an employer wants to fill is the first step to getting the best
person for the
job — it enables potential candidates to screen themselves so that
only those with the required qualifications, abilities and competence, and who are prepared mentally, psychologically, and physically to perform the listed tasks or duties and work cordially with other
people whose
job functions will relate with them can
apply for the
job.
There may be many
people applying for the same
job you hope to get, and your recommendation letter could be the
only tool that could play a big role in getting you the
job that you are looking
for.
Demonstrate your intelligence, communications skills, and understanding of the recruiting process by
applying only for jobs you are qualified
for (on average, fewer than 50 % of the applications received are actually from
people qualified
for the
job they have
applied for).
Summer
jobs only last
for a couple of months as most
people only apply to get additional income while they have time away from their regular schedules.
Still, that doesn't mean you should skim through a
job posting; carefully reviewing the company's write - up of a
job will allow you to save time, by
only applying to relevant
jobs, write persuasive cover letters, and feel prepared
for phone screens and in -
person job interviews.
John Lees, author of How to Get a
Job You'll Love says: «
Only about 20 to 30 percent of
jobs are filled by
people applying for published vacancies.»
And in fact,
only 35 % of applicants are qualified
for the
job they
apply to, so you need to show that you're a part of that 35 % in a way that stands out to the
people reading.
Since you're not the
only person applying for a summer
job, you would want to have your cover letter as creative and attractive to the recruiters in getting a shot at being called
for an interview.
Many
people fail to realize just how important it is to have a strong resume when
applying for a new
job and so
only present the same one
for all the vacancies they
apply to.
Let's face it, you're not the
only person applying for the same
job and competition today is getting harder by the minute, as more and more skilled individuals are showing up in the workforce.
(Fine print: The
only thing you have to remember is that a recruiter won't work with you to get a
job you've already
applied for, because the recruiter won't get paid unless they were the first
person to submit the candidate.)
People looking
for daycare positions should not
only apply for the sake of acquiring a
job — you have to be passionate about children and their wellbeing if you want to work as a daycare assistant.
People looking
for daycare positions should not
only apply for the sake of acquiring a
job — you have to be... Read More»
You're not
only trying to convince the employer that you are a top talent — you are also trying to show that you are a better talent than the 100 other
people that
applied for the same
job.
There will be many
people applying for the same
job so your resume needs to not
only make a good first impression but also be specifically targeted to the advertised vacancy, ensuring you list in the same order your skills and qualifications that compare to the
job requirements.
Also, if you
apply for some office position and previously had
only waiter kind of
jobs, you can get much out of this experience including professional references from your Supervisors and laying out how this
job helped you to become organized, helped to sharpen your communication skills with different kind of
people attitudes and use your foreign languages knowledge.
If, on the other hand, there are periods in your career when you have done nothing spectacular or related to the
job you are
applying for, you can make a functional resume, in which you will
only focus on those things which can be relevant to the
people reading your resume.
Although I spent two years working very, very hard, doing the
jobs of two
people to keep the place open, I have been told by the board that I need not
apply for the interim executive director position, that external candidates will
only be considered.
Employers have so many
people applying for such a limited number of
jobs, Terach says, that they typically spend
only 20 to 30 seconds looking at each resume that crosses their desks.