5 Simple Tips To Up Your Jobseeker Game

2023 has produced a turn-around in the job market. As a Recruiter on the front lines of hiring, I’ve seen a dramatic increase in job seekers struggling to land employment. It’s in my DNA to want to help people be gainfully employed, so I thought I’d offer up some simple tips to help those who may feel lost in the sea of applicants.

1. Set up and check your voicemail regularly. Make sure your outgoing message sounds professional. While I text my candidates in addition to calling them, many Hiring Managers do not.
2. Do not answer an unfamiliar call assuming it’s a spambot. You would not believe how many people answer my calls angrily and demanding to know what I want, then have to sheepishly apologize when I inform them I’m calling to discuss their application. Remember: If you applied for a job, that call back will come from an unfamiliar phone number. 
3. Update your resume. Sounds logical, but a solid 60-70% of resumes I receive are not up-to-date. Typical items people neglect to update include: contact information, city/state in which they reside, educational details, and their current employment information. Items to remove from your resume? Your picture, hobbies, and personal stats like age, weight, marital status, etc. (Yes, these are real examples).
4. Apply early. For any given office job, for example, I receive approximately 80-100 applications in the first 24 hours. I review apps in the order they are received. Now maybe you’re number 101 on day 2 or 3 and you’re amazing, but you’re getting overlooked simply because you’re late to the game and I’ve already booked 5 - 10 interviews. What can you do about this? We have a function on our website www.care4. com where you can sign up for automatic job alerts. This means you get an email when a new job is posted. So sign up and check your email daily. Be vigilant and try your best to be an early applicant.
5. Keep your cover letter professional, courteous, and concise. A lot of people stress over cover letters, but remember this: it’s not an essay or a term paper. It’s a clarification of your intentions meant to accompany your resume. There’s some debate in the hiring world regarding whether or not cover letters should be a thing of the past. Have they served their purpose? Are they old-fashioned? I would argue no, because they are your opportunity to briefly mention intangible skills or traits that you bring to the table that may be hard to communicate with your resume alone.  They are your moment to outline why you’re an ideal candidate who will add value to Care IV Home Health.

I hope these tips have been helpful.

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Nicole Riedie

Recruiter 

nriedie@care4.com