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WHY THEY DO NOT CALL YOU FOR INTERVIEW

Submitting a job application is never a guarantee that you will be invited for an aptitude

test or selected for an interview. In fact, most often, you will not hear from the employer

again after submitting your application. If that happens, you can check back to know
what happened, but it is mostly because you did not make it to the next stage. There are

several reasons for this, but mostly, they hinge on factors that has to do with your work
experience, competencies, application, and the documents you presented. You stand a

better chance of making the interview list if you know these pitfalls and you can avoid
them.

First, you will not make it to the employment test stage if you submit the wrong
application, submitted the right or wrong application to the wrong address, upload the

wrong documents, made incomplete application, fail to submit your application or
submitted it after the submission deadline date. If you do the above, your fate is already

decided – you will not be called back! A lot of people make one or two of these mistakes
and are oblivious of it. This calls for concentration and focus, diligent review of your job

application and timely submissions, following through to the end till you receive an

acknowledgement of your submission either by email, SMS or Phone call.

Secondly, you will not make it to the employment test stage if you do not qualify for the

job. You cannot trick the employer with certifications and qualifications that do not
merit the required standard. You will not make it to the employment test stage if you do

not have the basic requirements: work experience, educational qualifications,
competences, and skills. In order not to waste your time, you may not send your

applications for jobs for which you do not qualify.

Third, you may not receive feedback or get further message from the employer if your

contact details are incorrect, you are out of network service for receiving phone calls or
you have no internet access for emails. I have emphasized the benefits of using

functional Emails, valid phone numbers and addresses earlier. To verify the functionality
of your email and phone number, you may ask a friend to send you a test-email or SMS

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