Tips to Gain Instant Credibility With Recruiters and Employers

The Internet has dramatically changed how job searches are conducted. With the click of a mouse, you can distribute your resume to thousands of employers and search firms.

As a result, recruiters are inundated with resumes from unqualified job seekers. I recently spoke with one of my recruiter contacts who lamented about this problem—being deluged with resumes from unqualified candidates.

Recruiters, she said, are quick to spot mass mailings of untailored resumes and generic cover letters conducted without any research to identify appropriate firms that specialize in the job seekers’ field. If you send your resume indiscriminately, you lose credibility with those recruiters and employers.

The best way to gain credibility with recruiters and employers is to conduct highly targeted searches and apply only to positions for which you are qualified. If you are reviewing ads, scrutinize the list of stated qualifications that are required. A good technique to determine if you are a match is to print out the ad and underline or yellow highlight all statements that match your qualifications, skills, education and experience. If you don’t meet all of the stated requirements, which are considered minimum requirements, you’re not likely to get an interview.

Also, when conducting a targeted campaign to search firms make sure to include your job target, industry target, willingness to relocate and locations, percentage of time you are willing to travel, a broad compensation range, and your availability.

Ads for positions that are not a match or vaguely appeal to you won’t get you closer to your ultimate goal of winning the offer you deserve and want. Save your time—and respect the recruiters’ time—by concentrating on the ads for which you do meet the listed requirements and other search strategies that are more productive.

Posted by Louise Garver

Comments

[Francois]

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[Career Networking]

Yes........ I accept your words. Each and everything has a positive and negative sides. So We need to think about both.

[Jerry]

I think it also is a two way street. I don't want to waste my time sending things to employers who are just going to trash it with out any second thoughts. One way to get noticed is to have a goal, create a personal brand and be interesting. One way I have found to set myself apart from others is to create an online portfolio of my goals, ideas and work history. I did this at www.personavita.com. It works better because you can give your future employer a direct URL link to your personal bio. Much better then your standard paper resume.

[Blast free resume post]

This is a wonderful post. It is important to stay positive and I like how this post reinforces that!Thanks..