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Job application tips to help you bag the agency job of your dreams
If you’re unsure of how a CV should look or what should go in it, agencybods™ has created ‘the perfect CV’ as an example for you. While this CV may not be perfect in everyone’s eyes, it features all the main elements of what should go in a CV, presented in a format that we know from experience, works for employers. Make sure you read our guidelines for writing the perfect CV for a further explanation of what should be included in each section.
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Read the advert
The employer only wants applications from people who are suitable for the job.
Job titles are complex things and they don’t always mean the same thing in other agencies. Examine what the employer is saying about the job. Ask yourself:
- Can I do all of the things they are asking for? If your answer is yes, then consider that you might be bored in this role.
- Do I want to do all the things they are asking for? If your answer is no, then it’s simple; don’t apply.
You should be looking for roles where you can add value and that you can describe as the next logical step in your career.
Remember that an employer will not pay you more than your current employer without you adding value and expecting more of you in return.
Research the employer
Use the internet and agencybods™ to get to know prospective employers.
Use news sites to find out what the wider business community think of them.
Using social networking websites can be a great to find someone else who either works, or has worked, at the company you are considering – they will be able to give you the inside view.
But remember that people who used to work there may have left under a cloud and may be biased in their opinion. Take the time to balance other people’s opinion and then form your own.
Provide evidence that you can do the job
Recruiters are busy people and don’t have time to search through long applications to find the information they need to assess whether or not you can do the job.
They may use technology to search for key words within your CV. These key words will have appeared in their advert.
Increase your chances of being short-listed for interview by including, where appropriate, these clues for the recruiter looking through your application.
Remember do everything you can to make the recruiters’ job easy.
Check your own social network sites
You used the internet to find the role and you have found out more about that employer from the internet.
Be aware that increasing numbers of employers also use the same internet technology to find out more about applicants.
Make sure that your personal website, if you have one, and your presence on social networking sites all support your hunt for the right job.
Remove anything that might put a prospective employer off ; bad language, dubious photographs, or statements about what you want from life that do not match the statements in your application.
Remember people have been fired because of what they wrote on social networking sites.
Good Luck!
