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How to get a job

Whether you are looking to get your first job, or just trying to get a better one, finding a job is not always an easy task. In this article, I will show you some tips on how to write a professional resume and how to approach the job interview.

As you have already chosen your career, now the idea is to differentiate yourself from the other candidates. How do you do that? Before your start searching and applying for jobs, you have to write a resume that will grab attention. Your resume is the first contact with the employer, and it has to be perfect and straight to the point.

Writing the perfect resume

Your resume should help the employer understand who you are, where you come from and what are your best skills. These are some tips you should consider when writing a resume:

  • Never lie in your resume and always be honest.

  • Write the most relevant experience. Even if you have had numerous jobs before, only write the most important ones, and the ones where you had the best achievements. The last three positions, five at most, should be enough.

  • Always write a career objective. It should be a one or two sentences about your career expectations for the coming years. This will make the employer understand what kind of person you are, and how ambitious are your plans.

  • Keep it simple, clean and to the point. Employers are busy and don’t have time to read a story about your life. Highlight the most important achievements and skills you have.

  • The way your resume looks is just as important as how it reads. You can check our resume templates to get an idea of how a resume should be written. Use bold and italic only for your name and contact information.

  • Proofread your resume and make sure there are no grammar mistakes inside.

Prepare for the job interview

Just because you were invited for a job interview, it doesn’t mean you will get the job. To increase your chances of getting hired, you have to do your homework and be ready to handle the tough interview questions.

Do your research and study the company that called you. Sometimes, interviewers might ask, if you know about them. The last thing they want to hear from you is that you don’t. Prove that you have done your research and know everything about the company.

Most of the time, job interviews start with a common question “Tell me about yourself”. Before going to the interview, prepare a one or two minutes pitch, where you can talk about your experience, background, accomplishments, and why you want to work for their company. The interviewer doesn’t want to know about your childhood or high school experience. Once again, keep it simple and short.

Memorize your pitch and don’t stutter when talking about yourself. Make sure you don’t sound like a robot though.

You have the advantage of knowing exactly what type of person the company is looking to hire, from the job position description. For instance, if your potential employer needs to find somebody that knows how to create a program in PHP and JavaScript, you can highlight these points as being your strongest skills. You will have to prove that you a strong candidate, and you want to get this job. Having a “Can-do” attitude will help you a lot.

Read our job interview questions with answers on ResumeOK, and be prepared with an answer for every question.

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