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Nina

Nina

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    What are your best tips about writing cover letters, formatting your resume, and how to approach people?

    On the other side, what would you like help with? Anything difficult for you?

    How many job applications have you sent out when trying to get a job? How much does it sting when you get ghosted? (pro tip: it sucks)
     
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    My best advice is to talk to people with more experience honestly. It made the process much simpler.

    Mind you, the job I held for years until getting sick never required this from me. The one time I did send out copies of my resume I was looking for extra income on top of that. Out of the 20 places I contacted most ignored me, one gave an outright no and the last called me and offered me a job... after I got sick.
     
    As someone who helps do the hiring at my work, I will say don't feel too badly if you never hear back from someone about a resume- we usually get 50+ applications every time we post a position, so it would basically take a full day for me just to call people to say that we can't hire them.

    And if you're writing a CV/resume, always make sure that you triple-check your formatting, spelling, grammar, etc., and then get someone else to double and triple-check it for you, too. I've seen way too many resumes where people don't even properly capitalize words, and it's frustrating. If you're not going to take the time to pay attention to details like that, then an employer will probably put you further down the list than someone who put the time and effort into making it look nice. Maybe that's just me being picky, but I know for a fact I'm not the only one!
     
    Don't be afraid to sell yourself. An application is not the place to be modest!
     
    My problem is that i'll have a rough day/week at work, start sending dozens of applications off, and then as soon as things settle down i'll stop. Bleh.

    I think I may have oversold myself on my CV/Covering Letter, if anything? Because the last couple of interviews i've had have both asked why i'm leaving my current place to start over when i'm potentially being trained up for management?
     
    Limey-chan said:
    My problem is that i'll have a rough day/week at work, start sending dozens of applications off, and then as soon as things settle down i'll stop. Bleh.

    I think I may have oversold myself on my CV/Covering Letter, if anything? Because the last couple of interviews i've had have both asked why i'm leaving my current place to start over when i'm potentially being trained up for management?
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    It's more a case of they are concerned that you may do the same to them if they consider you for a management position during your time there, the amount of times this has come up in my previous job as a reason to turn people down is quite high. Overselling would be saying you do things in which you don't do, or have done like a week of in the job, which is why folks selling yourself is good but don't overstep the mark and bend the truth, because you will get caught out!
     
    Kingsman said:
    It's more a case of they are concerned that you may do the same to them if they consider you for a management position during your time there, the amount of times this has come up in my previous job as a reason to turn people down is quite high. Overselling would be saying you do things in which you don't do, or have done like a week of in the job, which is why folks selling yourself is good but don't overstep the mark and bend the truth, because you will get caught out!
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    Yeah, when it's came up in interviews, my response has been about not wanting to miss an opportunity. Like, for Sage, I explained that I wasn't interested in the management side of things per se, more the training aspect of the job, and that it could be 12-18 months before i'm even signed off as an ASM. I said in that time I could already be established with themselves, and i'd rather jump ship now for a chance of working with them because who knows when another opportunity will be become available.
     
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    I've always had it in my head that my chances of getting an interview are better if I apply earlier in the week, mainly on a Monday or a Tuesday, but Wednesdays also work. Preferably early mornings as well since logic would say that hiring managers would likely check their early emails, so there's that.

    That's worked out for me so far, I suppose. :x
     
    colours said:
    I've always had it in my head that my chances of getting an interview are better if I apply earlier in the week, mainly on a Monday or a Tuesday, but Wednesdays also work. Preferably early mornings as well since logic would say that hiring managers would likely check their early emails, so there's that.

    That's worked out for me so far, I suppose. :x
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    *applied exclusively on thursday and fridays at night*

    whoops.
     
    I can't remember the specifics but a company we used to work alongside used to give us stats based on our applicants alone and generally across the UK; it seems that generally midweek evenings seem to be the "busiest" time and imo the best because then they are in inboxes early on in the morning. Just don't ever do it on an afternoon, you'll get blasted and 100% ignored for sure.
     
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