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Don't Assume Too Much When It Comes to Your Job Search

Take Nothing for Granted When Applying for Jobs

Give the Right People the Right Information

When you apply for a position or talk to a networking contact, do you assume the person knows a lot about you already? Are you honing in on your unique value proposition? Does your resume use language or lingo the reader won’t understand, but is important to being able to evaluate your qualifications for the position? For example, do you include company-specific jargon or acronyms to describe your skills and accomplishments? Even when you apply for a similar type of job, if it’s at a different organization, hiring managers are unlikely to give you credit for knowing information described using proprietary language specific to your current or previous organization.

Does your resume require the reader to think too much about what you can do? You need to spoon feed the hiring manager the most important information.

 

  • Miriam Salpeter

    Miriam Salpeter, author of Social Networking for Career Success (Learning Express, 2011) and 100 Conversations for Career Success (Learning Express, Fall, 2012), owns her own job search and social media coaching firm, Keppie Careers. Miriam … Read more...