It is important to understand how companies budget for job openings and the timing of these openings. The largest amount of job posting for entry level positions coincide with graduation dates.
New job opening can happen every month as employees my come and go or the business is growing and needs more people to fill their staffing requirements.
It is a courtesy and a convenience to the employer to mention place and date available. I is simple and will look like this:
AVAILABLE: March 1, 2017; in Toronto, Canada.
If, you are available as soon as you have sent your resume then it would look like this:
AVAILABLE: Immediately, in Toronto, Canada.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Resume Heading
The Resume Heading is a required part of a resume. It includes the word "Resume", your full name, your address, phone number (which is best to reach you), your mobile number is the best way to get you, and an e-mail address which uses your name or part of it. It is important to look professional with your e-mail so create one if you have to for this purpose. AOL has free e-mails and it's easy to setup. Here is a link for AOL e-mail setup.
This is what it could look like.
This is what it could look like.
Resume
Ivor Fernandes
123 Toronto Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4K 1N1
If you are moving and will have 2 addresses within the time frame that you are applying for then put a before and an after address with the dates that you will be available at the different addresses.
This time you will not center it but block the addresses on both sides of the page.
Resume
Ivor Fernandes
Address (until March 1, 2017) Address (after March 1, 2017)
123 Toronto Street, Toronto, Ontario M4K 1N1 456 Danforth Ave., Hamilton, Ontario L8E 1A5
Ph: 416 222 3333 * Mobile: 416 816 5555 Ph: 905 444 6666 * Mobile: 416 816 5555
Components of an Effective Resume
There are a total of 13 components for an effective resume. Here they are:
Some job posts will ask you a question. This is a test of your ability to be accurate and thorough. So, answer the question or your resume will be discarded.
The way your resume is put together is the sense of who and what you are all about.
Next I will discuss about the resume heading.
- Resume Heading
- Availability Date
- Objective
- Education
- Work Experience
- Honors
- Activities
- Interests
- Personal Data
- Licenses and Other Accreditations
- Special Skills
- Professional Memberships
- References
Some job posts will ask you a question. This is a test of your ability to be accurate and thorough. So, answer the question or your resume will be discarded.
The way your resume is put together is the sense of who and what you are all about.
Next I will discuss about the resume heading.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
The Job Search
Looking for a new job is always a daunting task and requires preparation, knowledge of the employer you are looking to get hired by, written skills of the resume, training for the interview and how to be saleable before the interview and at the interview.
In order to make it to the job interview there are many strategies for a job search that one needs to follow in order to become a candidate among hundreds of potential hires. The key component is to stand out with your best educational, professional and personal experience.
Study the job requirements and present the resume the way the employer wants to fulfill the employment. Apply for jobs that your have most of the requirements the employer is looking for in the job posting. Thus, each resume is specific to the employer. Don't get lazy and use the same resume over and over again without consideration of the employer and the specific requirements. Have your basic resume ready for changes as required by the employers' demands on the job post.
Don't make your resume the first contact with the employer. Let's call a contact with the employer a "touch point". A touch point is a sales method in a cold call situation where you soften the buyer to come to a buying decision and in this case the employer to hire you. Use touch points to find out about the business and show interest in the company. Make sure to research the business before calling to show that your have spent the time to know the company and you are eager for the job. Contact the company again in a few days to know who will be interviewing you and who are the decision makers for your potential hire. Go to social media to find them and understand their likes and dislikes as well as education, employment history and contact information (Employers my also do the same to see who you are and what your character is all about.). Use this information to create more touch points by e-mail or direct calling. One thing to remember,... don't get too pushy and know when to slow down with the touch points, but in saying that the opposite can be in your favour. The more touch points your have the more the decision makers will know who you are. Make these individuals know your name and that you have applied for the job position. Help them want to look at your resume first by using colour paper for your resume and plant the seed of a descriptive colour in their minds so they go to your resume first thing. (You can also colour cover letters and resumes in MS Word if you are sending it by e-mail.) I will talk about the colour to use in a later segment of packaging the resume effectively.
The next 3 segments will contain:
In order to make it to the job interview there are many strategies for a job search that one needs to follow in order to become a candidate among hundreds of potential hires. The key component is to stand out with your best educational, professional and personal experience.
Study the job requirements and present the resume the way the employer wants to fulfill the employment. Apply for jobs that your have most of the requirements the employer is looking for in the job posting. Thus, each resume is specific to the employer. Don't get lazy and use the same resume over and over again without consideration of the employer and the specific requirements. Have your basic resume ready for changes as required by the employers' demands on the job post.
Don't make your resume the first contact with the employer. Let's call a contact with the employer a "touch point". A touch point is a sales method in a cold call situation where you soften the buyer to come to a buying decision and in this case the employer to hire you. Use touch points to find out about the business and show interest in the company. Make sure to research the business before calling to show that your have spent the time to know the company and you are eager for the job. Contact the company again in a few days to know who will be interviewing you and who are the decision makers for your potential hire. Go to social media to find them and understand their likes and dislikes as well as education, employment history and contact information (Employers my also do the same to see who you are and what your character is all about.). Use this information to create more touch points by e-mail or direct calling. One thing to remember,... don't get too pushy and know when to slow down with the touch points, but in saying that the opposite can be in your favour. The more touch points your have the more the decision makers will know who you are. Make these individuals know your name and that you have applied for the job position. Help them want to look at your resume first by using colour paper for your resume and plant the seed of a descriptive colour in their minds so they go to your resume first thing. (You can also colour cover letters and resumes in MS Word if you are sending it by e-mail.) I will talk about the colour to use in a later segment of packaging the resume effectively.
The next 3 segments will contain:
- Understanding the components of an effective resume.
- Selecting information for the resume.
- Packaging the resume effectively.
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