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Employers aren't just looking for grunts to
fill low-level jobs. They're hiring students and
new graduates to become the future leaders
of their organizations, which means they're
looking for leadership potential from the
start. Whether you coached a sports team,
led a group project in class or managed a
team of other students, interns or volunteers,
emphasize this experience on your resumé
to stand out during the application process.
Employers receive hundreds — sometimes
thousands — of applications for each job, but few
jobseekers ever follow up on their application or
after their interview. Find a way to follow up on
your application at appropriate times and don't
forget to send a thank you note to the employer
after the interview. This is a chance to get noticed,
demonstrate how passionate you are about the
opportunity and briefly re-emphasize why you're
qualified for it.
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KEYWORDS
Most employers use an applicant tracking system
(ATS) to receive, manage and vet resumés, which
means software reads your resumé long before it ever
reaches a human being. If the software doesn't like what
it sees, your resumé might end up in the virtual trash
can. Customize your resumé for each and every job
by replacing common words with the keywords found
in the job description — the more relevant keywords
you have, the higher the ATS software will rank you.
/ LAUREN FRIESE is the founder of
TalentEgg in Toronto, a job site and career
resource for students and new graduates. She
can be reached at lauren@talentegg.ca or visit
www.talentegg.ca for more information.
Watch Lauren Friese
talk about recruiting
generation Y on
Canadian HR Reporter TV
canadian hr profession
hrreporter.com
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