FIRST STEP TO A JOB APPLICATION

FIRST STEP TO A JOB APPLICATION

Applying for a job is a long process. You might have spent hours and hours poring over the job classifieds and noting down your job prospects. But, the challenge lies in getting your foot in the door. You cannot simply walk into an office and announce that you want to apply for a job. The normal process is to send in your resume with cover sheets that tell your prospective employer what your intentions are and what you have to offer to their company. Your cover sheets should be as impactful as your resume. Not a few cover sheets, and the resumes that come with them, end up in the garbage can simply because they are not engaging and informative enough for the potential employer.

Remember that to be relevant in your cover sheets and in your resumes, you should know what your prospective employer’s business is all about. At the very least, you should be able to convince your potential employer that you have skills in the line of business that they are in. You do not have to convince them that you are the right person for the job at this point. Your cover sheets should lead them to read your resume, and then make them interested enough in your credentials to want to call you in for the interview.

You have to, of course, include how you wish to be contacted or if you are going to do the follow up yourself. This also tells your prospective employer that you are serious about your application and that you care about whether or not they have reviewed your application. When you say that you will call, make sure that you do pick up that phone and actually do your follow up.