Hints & Tips
- Update your resume on a regular basis
- Tailor your resume to suit the position you are applying for
- Make sure it is concise, accurate, and professional
- Keep track of all your applications, and the people you deal with. There is nothing worse than being contacted by the Employer or Recruiter, and having to ask them to refresh your memory!
- Make sure that the e-mail address you use is professional, ideally incorporating your name
- If you have recently applied for a position, and you think that the Employer / Recruiter may be in contact with you, make sure that you answer the phone professionally and that your voicemail message is appropriate
- Ensure that you are professionally presented when attending interviews. As a general rule of thumb, it is better to be over-dressed rather than under-dressed.
Hints and Tips for Advertisers
- Keep It Specific!
- When posting an advertisement, keep Job Titles specific to the position at hand, and think about what words JobSeekers will use when searching for jobs.
- Sell, Sell, Sell!
- There’s a staff shortage in the Australian market – make people want to apply for your job. Selling points include opportunities for advancement and/or training, salary benefits, leave benefits, or even just your regular staff social events!
- The most successful ads have the most (if not all!) details about the job AND instructions on about how to apply on the same page. Position Descrpitions can be linked within your ad so it can be viewed with one click.
- If candidates are sent to your website when they click “apply” ensure they need to click ONCE to get to your application form/facility, so they don’t get distracted, or give up because it’s too hard.
You will know your system inside out, but chances are, candidates won’t!