3 Ways Unemployed Candidates Show Employers They Aren't Trying

Are you failing to get interviews for the jobs you want ... and you're not sure why?

If this is happening to you most of the time, you're probably wondering what you're doing wrong.

There are a number of mistakes that job seekers, especially unemployed job seekers make in an effort to send a greater number of resumes. This often happens when you're follow a job search strategy based on random applications, luck, and volume. When your job search advice teaches volume is the major thing you can control (and that volume will find you a job), it's no surprise that candidates ignore important areas, in an effort to increase the volume of jobs applied to.

But ignoring these areas make it look like you're not even trying ...

Here are 3 common ways unemployed job seekers show employers you're not trying:

1. Sending Resumes With Little Customization: When you send resumes with little or no customization (including applying with your Linkedin profile), you have almost zero chance of landing an interview. Even if you're only applying for the same job title, you have low chances of getting through an ATS, because they match criteria based on exact words and phrases, verbatim. On the off chance you do make it through the ATS, recruiters and HR pre-screeners can tell in a few seconds that you're not even trying ... because very little of your resume matches criteria, so they move on to the next candidate..
2. Applying Through Automated Job Alerts: Many job seekers sign up for automated job alerts though job boards or company career pages, and then just click apply. So you apply with the resume you saved on the job board/career page, assuming that one size fits all. It doesn't, but what it does do is show employers you're "spraying and praying", rather than trying to get that individual job.
3. Applying Online: Applying online (though job boards, company career pages, ATSs, Linkedin) makes it extremely easy to apply for many jobs and chase volume. To an employer, you look like everyone else, because most candidates also chase volume rather than show they really want THAT job. If you knew how horrible your odds are to land a job when you applied online, you'd look for a better option. It's why you feel like you're sending your resumes into the wind ... because you are.

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