| Applying
for Jobs on the Internet |
 The leading Job
Boards have made it very easy for Job Seekers to
apply for positions. Sometimes, too easy.
In the olden days (about
three or four years ago), many companies and
recruiters advertised their open positions in
newspapers and trade magazines. These ads were
highly cryptic, due to the enormous cost of print
space and Candidates had to send their
resume by snail mail. In contrast,
leading Job Boards allow Employers and Recruiters
ample space to fully describe the job
opportunities and necessary qualifications. Applications
can now be made instantaneously, either
with a copy and paste technique, or if the
candidate has a resume on the job Board, the
resume can be transmitted over the Internet by
simply filling in a username and password.
Some sites even offer to mass-Email
your resume to hundreds, thousands, or even hundreds
of thousands
of Employers and Recruiters for a fee. One
must wonder how many of those Employers
and Recruiters changed their E-mail address to stop receiving hundreds,
thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of irrelevant resumes.
The ability to dispatch
dozens of resumes to a whole variety of employers
and recruiters has its downside. On generalist boards,
recruiters are flooded with non qualified
desperate people, hoping that their job working
in a bicycle repair shop will qualify them for an
industrial engineer
position. Accordingly, with insufficient
time to review every resume, many recruiters fail
to respond to all applicants, which in turn
frustrates the Job Seekers.
To rectify this unfortunate turn of
events, we suggest that Job Seekers adhere to
certain etiquette when applying for positions.
| 1. |
Only apply for
jobs for which you are qualified
With the ease of applying for jobs
online, many candidates will apply for
positions way above their qualifications
and experience. Don't
waste your time or the time of the
recruiter. There are many highly
qualified candidates applying for these
same positions. If you are ambitious and
know that you can reach a higher level of
responsibility (and salary), seek a
company within which you can demonstrate
your abilities, to get promoted to that
coveted position.
If the job states that the
candidate must have certain experience,
skills or education requirements, don't
apply
unless you meet these
criteria. If the job states that
certain qualifications are desirable,
then give it a shot if you meet all other
qualifications. |
| 2. |
Do not apply for
"Local Candidate Only" jobs if
they are located outside your commuting
distance
Believe it or not, the company will not
make an exception for you, even though
you may have all the correct
qualifications. For
these types of positions, the recruiter
expects to find plenty of highly
qualified candidates within commuting
distance. Accordingly the employers
are not prepared to provide relocation
funds, nor to foot the bill for travel
expenses to interview out-of-towners. So,
don't apply! |
| 3. |
Do not expect a
company to provide visa sponsorship for
regular logistics jobs
Although sponsorship opportunities are
available in the health service and
information technology fields, there are
few opportunities in the logistics field.
Most of these jobs can be adequately
filled with US and Canadian candidates.
Check out the job carefully. Unless the
position requires a unique and unusual
technical background, or the ability to
travel or relocate to foreign locations
and/or speak in foreign tongues, then it
is highly unlikely that the recruiter
will sponsor foreign candidates. In
addition, if the job states that visa
sponsorship is not available, then unless
you are legally qualified to work in the
USA or Canada, don't apply. |
| 4. |
Avoid sending
multiple resumes to the same recruiter's
E-mail
If a job is listed in many
locations, it is not necessary to apply
for each location. The recruiter will review
your resume, and if it makes the cut,
alternative locations will be considered.
Also, if the recruiter is listing several
different types of jobs, choose the one
or two that most suit your career
aspirations. When the recruiter reviews
you resume, you will likely be considered
for other jobs that may be available now
or in the future. But repeatedly
sending your resume to the same recruiter
implies that you are desperate and
applying to any and all jobs. You
have just lost all credibility.
In summary, it is
not a good move to annoy recruiters by
carpet bombing their e-mail address. |
| 5. |
Follow the
instructions on how to apply for each job
Although most jobs can be applied for
online, some recruiters insist on an
E-mail with a Word Document attachment,
or the use of their own Automated
Tracking System (ATS). Read
carefully and follow the yellow
brick road. |
| 6. |
Have a
copy-paste-friendly version of your
resume.
In spite of the wonders of
standardization, the Internet does not
recognize many of the fineries of Word.
Thus, a well written
resume in Word, with neatly centered
headers, bolding, and bullet lists, converts
to drab
misaligned text with strange codes such as &61623; or Greek
letters. Not a
pretty sight!
A
copy-paste-friendly version is provided
FREE with any resume service obtained
from LogisticsResume.com. |
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