Thread replies: 2
Thread images: 1
Thread images: 1
File: joblin.png (765KB, 960x480px) Image search:
[Google]
765KB, 960x480px
How the hell do you get a job?
I finished college, moved out, and have been working a shitty government job for the past two years. In that time I've been constantly applying to jobs I'm actually trained to do. I meet and usually surpass all the requirements for them, but not a single place has even bothered getting back to me. I'm keeping up a presence on LinkedIn, making connections wherever possible, but nothing's working and I'm stuck working as a goddamn mailman for the foreseeable future.
What the hell am I supposed to do to get noticed by a hiring manager and not just get tossed aside in favor of someone with more on-the-job experience?
>>
>>18610932
Assuming that you are indeed qualified for the jobs, then the problem lies at the point of failure. For a lot of people it's the interview, but in your case it looks like there's something off-putting (or at least not on-putting) about your CV and letter.
Rethink them. Start from the assumption that whatever you're doing is wrong, so you have nothing to lose by presenting yourself some other way. Look online for samples of CVs and letters, and choose one (or more) that's different from yours.
Another idea: bypass the HR department by writing directly to the head of the department you'd be in. He/she might understand your CV better and see in youy what a non-specialist HR person wouldn't
Thread posts: 2
Thread images: 1
Thread images: 1