3 Surefire Ways to Make Companies Hunt You Down For a Job Interview

Do you ever wonder what it takes to stand out among the competition when applying for a job?

Depending on the specific industry, hiring managers receive anywhere from 50-200 resumes for one position. For this reason, you must be able to demonstrate on paper that that you’re the perfect person for the job, and that you’re worthy of interviewing with them.

How can you do this, if for instance you’ve been out of the job market for one or more years?

From this point on, look at yourself not as a potential employee, but as a problem solver who can and will improve that company if they choose to interview and hire you.

For this reason, you must apply for jobs with the confidence that you’re the only one who can help solve that company’s problems.

You can prepare yourself in three ways:

1) Take a self assessment before applying for the position(s). Consider your:

Knowledge – your education and knowledge of the company and job requirements
Availability -the earliest date you can work and the hours you can work
Dependability – your ability to follow through on any promises you make
Capability – your ability to do the job duties in an effective manner and meet the needs of the company

2) Prepare a brief resume with truthful, yet compelling information about your work experience.

Try to keep your resume to one page. Most managers who see your resume will look for information related to their needs and decide immediately if they will interview you. I recommend you include the following items in your resume:

• If you have any type of education such as a degree, certification, or trade relevant to the position for which you’re applying, add this information.
• Tailor your resume to the job by documenting specific tasks related to the position for which you’re applying. You may need to do several different versions of your resume.
• Organizations and clubs relevant to the job for which you’re interviewing
Once your resume is completed:
• Bold words associated with the job requirements
• Get an unbiased person to edit your resume for accuracy and typographical errors
• Send the resume with a brief cover letter

3) Create a brag book.
Your brag book should tell a story about you, and you’ll narrate your story throughout the interview using the brag book. Your brag book should feature:
• Your accomplishments from former jobs which show how you’ve been proficient
• Documentation of clubs or organizations you are (or were) involved in which demonstrates team work, persistence, and hard work.
• Information such as evaluations, awards, and letters of commendation from your job as a result of excellent work. (Highlight and qualities that demonstrate your abilities.) For instance, highlight words such as “Team Player” “Strong interpersonal skills” “Persistent,” etc.
• If you’ve done something where your qualities are measurable through numbers, (such as a quarterly sales reports), you can use these as well.

If you consider yourself a problem solver, you can use your previous (and current) work experience to create a strategy and land the interview so you can ultimately solve your company’s problems.

By: Tiffany Godfrey

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