A great resume
Your resume is an advertisement
for you and it’s your first impression.
Make sure your resume is relevant
to your industry.
Your resume has to be updated
consistently and it is a living document.
Your online personal brand
Social media/social networking
has become a preferred method of communicating and will be found.
Tailor what can be found on line
to put you in the best light to the employer
Start a blog, moderate a forum or
be active in linked in.
The right skills and experience
No one wants to hire a person who
needs training.
Employers want people who can
start working on the first day.
Get the right skills and experience, through
volunteering and training.
Staying power with the business
Employers want people that stay
in their company and work their way up the corporate ladder.
Employers want people who are
flexible and can work in variety of jobs, departments, and projects.
It costs a lot to hire a new
person, so employers are not keen on people who hop from one employer to
another.
You get along with people
Your ability to work well with
lots of different people is a key to your success.
Employers do not like trouble
makers and they do not want to referee disputes.
You spend more time at work that
you do with your spouse, so you better get along with those at work.
You can make the employer money
Employers hire because you can
make them money.
Employers hire because you can
save them money.
If you can show how much you will put on their bottom line,
they will be very tempted to hire you.
Positive attitude and enthusiasm
If you are able to lift the moods
of your interviewers by way of charisma, humour or any other magic, you stand a
lot better chance of being considered.
Everyone is attracted to happy
and positive people.
If you stay positive and are
enthusiastic after you are hired, you can inspire others.
