marsincharge:

Hundreds of Applications, So Little Time.

Can confirm that going through applications is one of the most painful things ever for a hiring manager. Here are tips so that you don’t get throw in in the No pile as soon as people open your application:

1) Please, please triple check that you’ve read the instructions and answered questions properly.

2) The font on your resume shouldn’t be small, it makes it easy to miss important information and also the person reading it is going to be MAD at you.

3)Cover letters, oh god, cover letters. They should not be a regurgitation of your resume. And don’t make them like five paragraphs long. The hiring person will go “HRGHGGHGGGH” and that doesn’t work in your favor.

4) To Whom It May Concern is just….no. Figure out who would most likely be doing the hiring. Do some digging. If ya can’t figure it out, address it to the org/brand.

5) Be mindful of cliches. Everyone is a self-starter when they’re trying to get hired.

6) Modify your resume if needed and only include RELEVANT experience. I promise you don’t want them going “That’s nice….but why apply to this?”

7) Look into company values and culture. Give answers that show you’ve done so. You don’t want to answer questions that show you have no clue of company history, values, or culture.