In a recent survey of more than 5000 UK jobseekers by Total Jobs, it was found that 60% spend less than two hours working on each application following a job search, all inclusive of the time it takes to write a CV & covering letter, & to prepare for an interview.What does this reveal? It seems that many of us think that when we’re looking for a job, we have to cram in as many job applications as possible. The laws of probability determine that the more jobs we apply for, the more chance we’ll have of getting one, right? What we don’t realise is that it just doesn’t work like that. An employer organisation will hire you because your application & interview were of a high quality. You made the effort to show that you have what that organisation values in terms of both capability & enthusiasm for the particular role. You won’t get hired by any organisation just because you happened to apply to 99 others. That just doesn’t make any sense!
I don’t believe in spending all of your jobseeking time slaving over your CV instead of getting out there & making connections, but if you’re going to use a CV, put the time & effort in to ensure it actually helps you get a job. This does not mean that you have to write pages & pages. Target each CV towards each job vacancy, including only the information that the particular employer organisation will find relevant.Your job cover letter also has to be targeted towards each different opening. Those of us who like to save time by mass-emailing a template and just changing the name of the addresses & company each time need to re-think our strategy.Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/4778472
