<span style="font-weight: 400;">Hello Readers, I’m back again.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Imagine coming across a job posting that piques your attention and perfectly complements your training, competence, and experience. You swiftly submit your CV and application after experiencing a wave of excitement only to end up getting a rejection mail or no response after waiting. Frustrating right?</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">The intelligent question to ask is if you followed the necessary steps involved in applying for a job. There are a lot of things that go on behind the doors of the recruiting team when vetting resumes.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Let's look at five things you can do before applying for a job.</span>
<h4><b>1. Understand the job description.</b></h4>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Before submitting your application, reading the job description again might help you with the crucial information that can land you an interview. Re-read the job description after you've customized your application materials, then cross-check it with your submissions. Ask yourself if you included all the necessary details or if you omitted anything important. </span>
<h4><b>2. Modify your cover letter and resume.</b></h4>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Your application might not be tolerated by the employer's applicant monitoring system if you don't have the necessary relevant experience or omit any important keywords from the job description. For each position you apply for, change your CV and cover letter! Use the job description's keywords in your writing while emphasizing your relevant education and work history. </span>
<h4><b>3. Optimize your Linkedin profile.</b></h4>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Your prospective employer will likely check over your LinkedIn profile in addition to your resume to find out if hiring you would be a good addition to the organization. Also, your LinkedIn profile can be much longer than your resume, which is typically one to two pages.  </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Update everything that is pertinent to your professional success and can make you stand out as a candidate, including your experience, professional qualifications, certifications, awards, volunteer activities, and portfolio.</span>
<h4><b>4. Double-check for grammatical errors.</b></h4>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Go over your résumé, cover letter, and other application materials several times before sending them. Beyond checking for typical typos and spelling mistakes, consider whether everything makes sense. Are there enough keywords? After that, have someone you can trust review it. Find out from them how it reads and whether there are any changes you could make.</span>
<h4><b>5. Tailor your email and subject line</b></h4>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Do not think the person receiving your email knows the purpose, even if you have an in-house person at the company. Make sure the job title that clearly indicates you are applying for the position is in the subject line of your email. Without it, the hiring manager won't know what position you're looking for or even your motivation for getting in touch.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Following these tips will help you stay on top of your application materials and stand out from the rest of the candidates.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">There are job offers waiting. Let’s go.</span>

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