సోమవారం, సెప్టెంబర్ 26, 2011

Top 10 Things not to do when applying for jobs via email


Top 10 Things not to do when applying for jobs via email


 1.The most preferred way to accept your resumes is through email. Why means Email is fast, both for the applicant and to the company, and it allows rules based processing of hundreds of applications. So if you are not careful in how you to send your resume across via email, chances are your resume may not go to the required person.

Your job application to a company created the first impression about you. So you have to be very careful before applying for the job

2.Name:
Make sure your name that appears on the email is your proper name. I was not impressed by the emails coming from names such as 'cool dude', 'slgirls', etc.

3.Subject
Make sure the subject of the email is proper. Sometimes the advertisement will ask you to put a reference number or a particular text as the subject. Do as exactly as instructed in such cases as these may be processed by email routing rules. So if you don't follow their instructions, chances are your application will get lost!

Even if the advertisement was not specific about the subject line, use a proper subject for the email. The name of the post being applied for is a good bet.

4.Never send out emails with blank subject lines or generic ones such as Resume, CV, etc. That doesn't appear professional or gives a good impression about you. That will certainly give the impression of missing out on details.


5. Multiple To Addresses
There were emails which were sent out to several companies in one email. That is not a good thing either. If you were trying to create demand for yourself, you better think of better ways of doing that. It certainly gives the impression that you could not be bothered to send out separate emails for all the jobs you were applying. If that is your attitude when applying for the job, what will recruiters think of your conduct when you get the job?

6. Mail Body:  It is always a good idea to write a short cover note on the email body,highlighting your experience or qualifications or skills which are relevant to the vacancy. Telling me about thing that I am not interested in, certainly will not score any marks for you.

7..Attachment(s):Make sure that you attach your resume before you send your email. As much as possible avoid sending your resume is rare file formats. There were a few file formats which could not be opened. Good examples are avoid latest .docx or the .odt formats. You may be using the latest MS office or the another application, but don't expect your receiver to use the same. Also avoid sending them as zip files.Send them as RTF or more common doc formats. The best bet is PDF Your files should not exceed 3 Megabytes.

8.Resume Content:Make sure your resume highlights your skills, qualifications and experience necessary for the job. If the advertisement had asked for specific skills, tools or technologies, highlight them in your profile. For example, If they  asked for people with .NET/C# experience or expertise. But don’t  highlighted  Java experience and expertise, with no mention of .NET/C#.

9.General: Always keep in mind that you need to make sure your email reaches the right person and once it reaches that person, make it easy for them to open and view your resume.

10. Language: Use appropriate language, avoid anything you would not write in an ordinary application and make sure your grammar and spelling is correct. Forget smiley faces and any embedded graphics. Keep it strictly business. Don't use a sender address like "hornybunny69@yahoo.com" or "25893563axf@aol.com".

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