Nowadays everything, as they say, is going paperless. Even when you are applying for jobs, it’s all online via the internet. There is only one strange thing about this mode of job applications; they say you will be contacted when they are moved by your resume. This means that the entire mandate is with the person going through the applications. All the applications from thousands of candidates enter a database of the employing company. In return there is an automatic sorting application that sorts out the applications in a list. Whichever comes at the top of the list gets reviewed by a hiring manager.
In that case then, you should always be working hard to make sure that your application gets to the top of the list. The question is how do you do that? There are a certain things you will need to take into account when filling an online application. One, try as much as you can to use the very key words and phrases that are required. These you will know when you read the advertisement on the job post. Be sure that the filter system will be definitely looking for those particular phrases and you will be better place if your application contains them. The idea here is you are answering the questions as asked and so you definitely are desired by the system, not that there are no other qualified candidates.
When applying for any job, you should always check for those that discretely match you qualifications and abilities. This is where networking comes in handy. Knowing people in that line of work, people who can help you from inside and sell your qualifications will definitely be an added advantage. However you will still do the application only that your chances will be elevated as the person reviewing the applications will look for your submission and check it against what has been sold across. On the other hand including a professional network like LinkedIn portrays other abilities and your openness to the fields.
On the same line of networking, it is better to wait for response after contacts have been made so that you make you application. In this case, you request will be expected to come in anytime for review. As it is now, companies are contacting known individuals or entities. Knowing other people who know the employer or having worked with them is one way o becoming that know figure. However the contact you make should be very transparent and with integrity. Avoid bribery and blackmail because eventually that will catch up with you. Well, you have to face the fact that the presently employed system of recruitment is somewhat compromised and you might start seeing positivity by moving the contact way.
