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luke · Newbie Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 1 Career Advice: +0/-0

Hi,

Could you please tell me what employers are looking for in a candidate? . I have applied to many companies but there is no response at all. Now I am completely exhausted. What should I do to get a job these days?

Long Term Unemployment Making Me Really Miserable

Luke

lexa10881 · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:57 am Post subject:

Employers look for lots of things, namely experience, skills, and how you present yourself to them. Make sure you have a great cover letter that goes with every resume you send out, and that the resume is current and built in proper format. Then, make sure you act properly during the interview. There's a lot to the whole job process, it is not just one magical thing that makes it happen.

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Pauloz · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject:

Luke-

The lack of response isn't unusual. It's more a reflection of their way of doing things, which tends to be El Cheapo Mucho, to the extent of emails and the cost of a stamp.

What you're seeing in the lack of responses reflects what is actually a pretty slapdash system in practice. It's certainly not infallible, and it does make mistakes. Don't blame yourself for its failings.

Some employers have to do it properly:

Government agencies, in particular, are obliged to go through the right processes. Some don't, but most do.

Major employers tend to be a lot more efficient. Following up on an application, where you have a contact, won't hurt. The jobs tend to be a lot better, too.

Checking with the contact person beforehand, is a good idea too, check out the job, make sure you're not wasting your own time.

Fact is, that you're going for one job, so if you do ten applications, nine of them become irrelevant anyway. Stay focused on the objective.

Meanwhile:

lexa made an important point. The cover letter and the CV are the attention getters. They're also all the employer knows about you.

Similarly, the ad is all you know about the job and the employer. Some ads don't give the message properly, some raise questions.

If you're not sure, ask. It can't hurt, and can save you a lot of time.

When checking out the job, make sure you're clear on what the employer wants. That's more likely to cause problems than anything else. What the employer wants must be in the CV and cover letter.

Good luck

lexa10881 · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:56 am Post subject:

Yeah, it is all about the CV. Most of the time tha is th first thing they look at, and they only spend several seconds skimmming it. This is why it is vital to not cram too much into it. Then, they lok at the cover letter and learn more about you. Try to make sure you include what they are looking for as you go along, and do what you can to obtain personal contacts, as much as possible.

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captnemo · New User Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 8 Career Advice: +0/-0

I have been on unemployment for 3 months and have gotten tons of interviews , 2 crummy offers. I am just getting beat out in the last stage of the jobs I like and this is depressing.

lexa10881 · Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:04 am Post subject:

Check over your resume and fine tune your interview skills. They want a hardworking knowledgeable person who knows their stuff and will be a dedicated employee. But the only way for you to get these messages through to them is to interview well and have an awesome resume.

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Tough Questions....Depends upon the HR team...Sometimes, its a perfect CV in presentation...Sometimes its a perfect CV in Skill content....

lennab · Newbie Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 1 Career Advice: +0/-0

The job market is so competitive now, you need to make sure you will stand out from the pile of resumes for each opening.
I've got 2 published articles that might help you on interviewing techniques (From the emplyer's perspective; do's, don'ts, How to answer the most common questions, Get your resume noticed)

Hopefully my tips will help

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/956755/job_hunters_effective_resume_tips_tricks.html?cat=31

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/960518/best_interview_techniques.html?cat=31

littlephoenix · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:09 pm Post subject:

well i think it would help if we knew what field you are looking at, but at the same time the job market is pretty bad these days, as it has been ever since we went to war, so hold on until we get a new president and see where our economy will go. Much luck

lexa10881 · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:15 am Post subject:

The job market is very difficult right now. I think some employers are so overwhelmed just by the huge number of job seekers that they do not know what to do . And job seekers are scrambling, some out of confusion. The recession is making it worse. If you are not already, mix up your search method and just keep at it.

http://www.cvtips.com/employment_recession.html

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