| There is only one rule to remember when job-hunting | | | | field I really liked. To my surprise, I landed both jobs! |
| - you can't get a job if you don't apply for it! Think | | | | It didn't hurt that I had written an excellent |
| of applying for jobs as shooting arrows - some will hit | | | | application letter (or so I was told). |
| the target, some won't. Fire them off and don't fret | | | | Many people spend hours preparing their resume and |
| too much if they don't hit the target - you have an | | | | forget that the first thing the employer sees is their |
| endless supply of arrows, so just fire off another | | | | cover letter. An effective job application needs a |
| one. | | | | great cover letter even more than it needs a good |
| Very few people think of job hunting that way. It's | | | | resume. If you're going to be shooting a lot of |
| human nature to be afraid of rejection, so we tend | | | | arrows, it's much quicker to write a comprehensive |
| to apply only to jobs where we think we have a high | | | | resume that never needs changing, and attach a |
| chance of success. But you will have a much better | | | | cover letter that highlights all your relevant |
| chance of succeeding if you apply for everything | | | | qualifications and experience. |
| you're qualified for, even if it seems a little too senior, | | | | Once you've written the letter and mailed it, put the |
| or demands a bit more experience than you have | | | | job advert away in your file and FORGET ABOUT IT! |
| just yet. You never know, you may be lucky - and | | | | Yes, that's right. No wishful thinking, no wondering if |
| the worst they can do is say no. I have twice applied | | | | they'll like you, no fretting if you'll get the job. If you |
| for jobs that I thought were far above me - I | | | | don't get caught up in expectations, you won't be so |
| thought they sounded interesting and they were in a | | | | disappointed if you don't get it. |