one of the assessments that i had to complete for one of my final uni subjects initially seemed pretty defunct & a waste of space, but it ended up being so valuable, & something that i thought would be relevant for most careers - but perhaps most relevant to those in fashion / creatives / those with portfolios.
my tutor was a brilliant wealth of knowledge & so supportive, & here were some of her tips that, in hindsight now seem so obvious, but that hadn't previously crossed my mind:
- make it SPECIFIC - tailor the format / order to the job / employer that you are applying for
= prioritise the criteria to make an impact
- list your jobs,education & references, but list your skills learned separately, under categories
= often you have the skills required, but not through the ways requested (e.g. learned through university or through previous unrelated jobs, but not through X years experience in the industry / role required)
- try to think of the experiences & skills that you have that others might not have
= capitalise on the positive effects
- research the company to understand their philosophy / mission & write your resume appropriately
- remember that most resumes are emailed these days, so make them quick & easy to download / view on a screen or as an attachment
- remove any information that is not relevant to the job
= OR leave them until the end
- its better to research, ring the company, ask around & then write the greeting & resume
= the greeting is where you can get personal & explain some of the research that you've found out about the company
= career websites have dehumanised the application & made it too easy for people to apply to any job
- it is fairly common now for employers to run resume applications through software packages, scanning for key words that they incuded in their job listing. if these words aren't included in your application, they won't even look at it
my tutor was a brilliant wealth of knowledge & so supportive, & here were some of her tips that, in hindsight now seem so obvious, but that hadn't previously crossed my mind:
- make it SPECIFIC - tailor the format / order to the job / employer that you are applying for
= prioritise the criteria to make an impact
- list your jobs,education & references, but list your skills learned separately, under categories
= often you have the skills required, but not through the ways requested (e.g. learned through university or through previous unrelated jobs, but not through X years experience in the industry / role required)
- try to think of the experiences & skills that you have that others might not have
= capitalise on the positive effects
- research the company to understand their philosophy / mission & write your resume appropriately
- remember that most resumes are emailed these days, so make them quick & easy to download / view on a screen or as an attachment
- remove any information that is not relevant to the job
= OR leave them until the end
- its better to research, ring the company, ask around & then write the greeting & resume
= the greeting is where you can get personal & explain some of the research that you've found out about the company
= career websites have dehumanised the application & made it too easy for people to apply to any job
- it is fairly common now for employers to run resume applications through software packages, scanning for key words that they incuded in their job listing. if these words aren't included in your application, they won't even look at it
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