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The first thing you should know is that many people apply for the same job as you do,

               and employers are looking for the best. They pay attention to the smallest details of your
               application, and simple things like punctuation, grammatical and spelling errors can do

               a  lot  of  damage  to  your  application.  Submitting  the  right  document  also  matter.  For
               example,  if  you  upload  a  testimonial  where  a  certificate  is  required,  you  will  not  be

               considered, if you sent your application as a body of an email where you are expected to
               send it as an attachment or upload it in a recruitment portal, you have missed out. If the

               advertisement says you should write your Resume in a certain font, font size and storage

               format etc., do not do otherwise. It may have consequences, or as well disqualify your
               application. Read the instruction very well and follow it.

                We will talk about these documents one by one later, but your resume is number one. It

               must be beautifully written, readily available, easily accessible, and very compelling. An
               employer should look at your resume once, and straightaway, see the things he is looking

               for. Your covering letter is important too. It is the 'intro' to who you are. If anyone says

               can I meet you? Your covering letter should answer it satisfactorily. It must  be brief,
               punchy, and hot! Having read your covering letter, an employer should feel he knows

               enough  to  hire  you.  Since  you  are  not  an  anyhow  person,  why  should  you  make  an
               anyhow job application? If your covering letter and resume do not impress you, it will

               not impress anyone either. That means you do not stand a chance for an interview.

                Excellent  presentation  includes  other  supporting  documents  like  your  certificates,

               testimonials, and proofs of identity. Present clear photocopies of these documents where
               hard copies are acceptable. Use the right format and size for soft copy submissions. Do

               not do anything that will  discredit your application and jeopardize your chances. You
               have waited long enough to come this far; you should not squander the opportunity.


                                                        Reflection


                          “A good application is a spot-on for the Hiring manager. Weak and
                                             poorly written ones put him off”


                                                           Poser

                                Do you have an impressive resume and covering letter?






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