Obtaining an interview

Every job vacancy will have its own individual requirements. The key which provide you with the best chance of obtaining an interview is simple - you must fully understand what the position is and what the employer is looking for. It is not uncommon to ‘tweak’ ones CV in order to match more accurately, the requirements of a specific vacancy.

Whilst I would never advocate being dishonest, especially with a potential employer, I would recommend any candidate who is serious about obtaining an interview should ensure they are in with a chance by promoting any relevant experiences or qualifications in a way that the employer can easily find.

The basics

Don’t ignore the basics either, a clearly laid out, well presented and un-cluttered CV which highlights the qualities the employer is seeking is by far the best way of ensuring consideration for interview. Be careful when including personal email addresses. You may not get far with an email adress like 'lazyherbert@email.co.uk' or 'psycho@email.com' etc. I have seen emails similar to these and it just does not creat a good impression. If you have to, create a new email adres just for your job applications. You can still do this for free with many companies.

Make sure you application is received on time and make sure you have their details handy should you have provided your mobile telephone number as a method of contact.

It is quite off putting to an employer when they speak to a candidate for the first time only to find them confused as to who is calling them and cannot remember applying to them for a position. All your hard work on getting this far can be easily wasted.

Do your research

Don’t forget to do your research on the company before you apply but don’t go overboard reciting every detail at either the first telephone call or at your interview.

A good level of knowledge and understanding is usually enough to ensure you have a good chance of proceeding to the next stage but if you try to be too clever, you could easily come unstuck!

Good luck

The Job Guru

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