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Finalising your
Resume or CV &
job application
Putting together a successful Resume or CV and job application takes time, so before you start updating your Resume or CV.
ensure you check the closing date. A generic job application is unlikely to get you to the interview in Perth.
Customise every Resume or CV and job application you submit. With hundreds of people applying for the same jobs, the little things matter - so proof reading is essential before you hit submit.
Resumes or CV's and finalising your Perth job application
Read the Perth job advertisement closely as it contains vital information you need to know before finalising your Resume or CV, cover letter or e-note and submitting your job application for any job here in Western Australia.
Your Perth Resume or CV and documents making up your job application is your one chance to prove you have good written communication skills
Good communication skills are always listed in the selection criteria. If you cannot demonstrate in your Resume or CV and cover letter you are the best person for the job, you won't be asked to attend an interview, where of course you would demonstrate your good verbal communication skills.
Every Perth job advertisement will tell you how you can apply for the position on offer. Most Perth positions ask that you submit your application online rather than submitting paper copies of your Resume or CV and cover letter. However, if that is what they want - that is what you supply.
Perth Resume or CV tips: putting your job application together
- If you are asked to print out and send your Resume or CV and other documents - use standard white 80gsm paper (the type you can buy in reams for printers and photocopiers is ideal) for all correspondence, including the cover letter, CV or Resume and any statements you have made addressing the selection criteria. Buying fancy, coloured or textured paper is simply not required for most job applications, and is a waste of money. The possible exceptions are graphic design, marketing and advertising. If you don't have to submit these with your application, make sure your online profiles are listed clearly on your resume or CV and remember to take your portfolio to the interview.
- Use black type (where possible) on all documents including your Resume or CV, obvious exceptions can be headers - but use a colour that will print out well in black and white or grayscale.
- Use a standard type font such as Calibri, font size 11 or 12 and line spacing of multiple and 1.15 - zero spacing before and zero spacing afterwards as it makes for easier human eye scanning of your Resume or CV and cover letter.
- If you are mailing your Perth Resume or CV, cover letter / e-note to the Perth employer - have you included the correct number of copies? Does the application tell you to staple or paper clip the documents? Do not bind any Resume or CV documents unless you have been specifically advised to do so.
- Do you need to submit anything else apart from your Perth Resume or CV and cover letter? For example police clearance, copies of references, copies of certificates. If it does not say that it is required, then do not send them. If the interviewer wants to see these they will ask you to bring them. As such you may wish to take them with you to the interview, but it is not an essential requirement.
- Sending the Perth Resume or CV and application electronically - make sure the documents are saved in the correct format - .doc, .docx and .pdf are usually acceptable. Hiring organisations will not convert documents, so it is essential that you send the documents in their preferred format. In most cases .hipages is NOT an acceptable format.
Perth Resume or CV tips: closing dates for job applications
Late applications will not be accepted, so ensure you leave yourself enough time to put your Perth Resume or CV and job application together.
Emailing job applications
Pressing send on your email is no guarantee that your email containing your Resume or CV and cover letter application has been received on time. Websites can go down, power can go out and snail mail sometimes doesn't get delivered. So give yourself a couple of days grace. While some online job boards do send you a receipt, lots don't. If you want to ensure that your Resume or CV and job application has been received - you can always phone the organisation and ask, especially if you are using a hotmail email address as these are notorious for hitting the spam filters.
Online applications
Online job boards such as SEEK will remove the job advertisement as soon as the job closes, or if the Perth hiring organisation stops the advertisement. Do not take the closing date for granted as there are times (usually due to a high number of applications) when the ad will disappear. If you want to stand a better chance in today's tight Perth job market, get your Perth Resume or CV in early - but make sure you customise the cover letter and job application properly.
Job boards such as the ones used by Government agencies are quite clunky and you may need to use an alternative browser if the form won't fill in properly. If you are asked to repeat information contained in your Perth Resume or CV it is essential that you do so. This part of the process is used to weed out applicants who have not done so and is part of the Applicant Tracking Software (ATS) used by organisations to determine which applications will go through to second phase of review. With these online job boards it is wise to start these applications as early as possible to ensure you give yourself enough time to complete the form. In most cases you can save and exit once you have created your online account allowing you to go back and add more information and your attachments before submitting your application.
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