Brad, I know this article is about resumes, but isn't the cover letter the appropriate document to tailor to
specific jobs rather than the resume?
Likewise, we'll customize the application toward
specific jobs rather than generic strategies.
They stay focused on applying for
specific jobs rather than blasting their resume to a wide net of positions that turn out to be a waste of time and effort.
Back in the old days, dogs were used to perform
a specific job rather than for their looks — e.g. hunting dogs, herding dogs, guard dogs.
Tailor your CV to
each specific job rather than sending out a generic CV.
Ideally, you will customize your resume for
each specific job rather than send the same one to every hiring manager.
Not exact matches
The employees were introduced to the fundamentals of Robertson's system — covered in detail in «Holacracy: The New Management System for a Rapidly Changing World» — including giving up traditional
job titles and working on multiple tasks
rather than at a
specific job.
Even when you know to focus on the
specific things you achieved here —
rather than your
job description, goals, or responsibilities — you need to write in a way that tells your future boss how you'll achieve in another
job entirely — the one you want him or her to consider you for.
Rather than «spraying and praying» everything you've done, customize your resume to show how
specific experiences prove that you can fulfill the
specific requirements of that
specific job.
With
job titles, consider using broad terms
rather than
specific ones.
And be
specific when giving praise
rather than just saying «Good
job!»
However, BowFlex didn't describe in this manual a
specific way of cleaning the equipment but
rather some preventative maintenance
jobs.
By targeting
specific performance outcomes,
rather than teaching broadly applicable skills and knowledge that the participant must then figure out how to apply on the
job, the training will be more cost - effective and have a greater return on investment.
• 5 Repeat this exercise for every vacancy you apply for, sending a new
job -
specific CV
rather than the same «one size fits all» generic one.
The review says vocational courses should give pupils a general introduction to an industry,
rather than training them for a
specific job.
The course helped out and actually have me skills I need
rather than
specific computing skills I won't need in a average
job.
Rather than rely on impersonal one - word evalutations, identify
specific aspects of the
job workers need to improve on.
Rather than focusing on the very
specific job of downloading and reading electronic books, these are all - purpose tablets that act as windows onto Amazon's wider multimedia world - films, music, apps and games are all included in the Kindle Fire HD's remit.
We are contractors, meaning you hire us to do a
specific job that you either 1) would
rather not do yourself, or 2) you do not have the time to learn how to do yourself.
I'm new to the ramifications and
specific processes involved, but am pursuaded this is the likely model for future publication projects that most benefit the first person on the food chain: the writers / artists who conceived them, who are trying to make some kind of living doing what they do best, hoping to find an audience for their work as a * first * resort
rather than wearing themselves out with full - time day
jobs of no comparable skill or education preparation — but that pay the bills, maybe — and that leave little energy and reserves for their art.
Rather than cold - calling investors and pitching
specific stocks or investment ideas, the typical
job of those formerly known as «stock brokers» is now helping clients develop and put into motion long - term, comprehensive financial plans.
Your
job is to accurately describe the condition of your book, music CD or instructional DVD, while adding in
specific reasons why the buyer wants to order from you
rather than your competition.
Reach out to
specific affinity groups in your state, like the association of black lawyers or women lawyers for possible
job candidates
rather than relying upon your usual network of contacts.
Rather than «under - promise / over-deliver», which is essentially
job specific, why not change the way people think of lawyers generally and what they can expect from them generally?
So take these opportunities to care about how and why certain tasks are done a
specific way, care about the intricacies of what you are doing, and make work about self - improvement
rather than simply getting the
job done.
Rather than simply telling the potential employer that you did a good
job as a whole, your reference can vouch for
specific tasks you achieved that relate directly.
Rather than simply state your responsibilities under each
job, also include
specific accomplishments or successes.
Rather, we'll be sending your resume to a vetted list of recipients that our research has shown us do work in areas
specific to YOUR
job search... in other words, we have real reason to believe that each and every recipient will have a professional interest in knowing of you and your career goals.
Also,
jobs that prefer local candidates may
rather choose applicants from
specific locales.
Rather than a traditional résumé, which would be in reverse - chronological order, functional résumés simply list skills and abilities without tying them to
specific jobs and dates.
It's critical to write to a
specific person
rather than falling back on Dear Sir / Madam, which looks lackadaisical, as though you didn't make an effort (and that doesn't reflect well on how much effort you'll put in on the
job!).
Do not talk negatively about your previous employer, but
rather about why you are interested in this
specific job and company.
Employers can easily see when you submit a generic resume,
rather than thinking about why you are qualified for that
specific job.
Rather than focusing on the cosmetic things and giving broad advice (like 99 % of career coaches do), I want to help you express the
specific value you bring to the table, make sure you get noticed by employers, and win the
job.
It should not simply review your resume, but
rather point out details and expand on
specific key assets which are essential for success in the
job.
Your desire to work with this
specific company and the reasons behind your ambitions as they would far
rather hire someone that is seen to be chasing a position with them than someone who is simply looking for a
job.
Common nouns will refer to a group of,
rather than
specific, organisation or
job title, and so will not need capitalising.
It says more about you as professional, expert and industry leader in your field,
rather than point out how you qualify for a
specific job or position.
It gives you an opportunity to spell out why you are interested in this
specific company or role
rather than simply looking for the first
job that you can find.
Rather than listing
specific details, the
job seeker lists responsibilities... Read More
Form letters send the message to employers that the
job seeker is not interested in the
specific position that the employer has available, but
rather that the
job seeker is sending out resumes to everyone without giving any thought to what the employer is looking for.»
When
job seekers get
specific about what they do,
rather than try to sound generic, they attract the attention of recruiters and employers because the very specificity tells them that the candidate has been successful at what they claim to do.
A functional resume usually focuses on a persona
specific skills and experience
rather than focusing on the timeline of their
job an education.
Rather than sending lots of applications without tailoring them, considering sending many fewer applications that are better tailored and more
specific to each
job and company.
The applicant lists
specific job responsibilities, such as «compiled summary reports on all regional federal programs and any budget concerns»
rather than «compiled summary reports.»
But when she met with the hiring people face - to - face, she tended to go into lecture mode regarding her own impressive research,
rather than addressing the
specific requirements of the
job at hand and how her own research could be applied to provide solutions.
When you respond to an ad placed by a recruiter and submit your cover letter and resume, you're not usually submitting it for a
specific job...
rather you're providing them with your information and skill set in the hopes that it matches up with a
job assignment or opening they get from their corporate clients... and that means you have to take a totally different approach to how you write your cover letter.
You will want to focus on you
rather than anything
specific you did not like or did like at your previous
job.
Rather than listing all of your previous work experience, skills, education, and extra-curricular activities from college, tailor your resume to suit the
specific job posting you are applying for.
Some applications can be read by a software program
rather than a person, so it is beneficial to include
specific keywords in your letter that were mentioned in the
job ad — the program will be scanning for relevance and this will show that your application is suitable.