5 Mistakes to avoid while creating your Resume

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Are you tired of scrolling through job postings & applying to countless jobs? Still not getting any responses & not even getting recruiters call backs?

In this article I’ll be discussing about the frequent mistakes made during job applications that candidates often make, due to which your profiles/resume do not stand out! These tips are constructed for everyone who is looking for a new job as a fresher or experienced looking for a job change. I’ll keep this short & concise so stick along :) We all know job market is tough, moreover the number of job applicants for each job opening is huge. Due to which there are chances that you might even apply to a job but still do not get any response back. So to address this particular issue.

Tip Number — 1: Enable LinkedIn/Naukri job alerts

Enabling these alerts will help you to receive daily mails digest. These will contain potential job openings according to your interests. So when you setup these alerts make sure to add your desired job interests. What is the advantage to setup these alerts? First is that you can apply to new openings faster, hence making you potential first job applicant, so the chances that a recruiter will review your profile increases.

Tip number — 2: Review Job Description before applying for a job

In tough times, I know most of the people try to increase the count of job applications. Till now how did it workout for you? Answer honestly to yourself! I hope now you know, applying ’n’ number of jobs a day does not guarantee any recruiter’s response. So instead read the job description & try to understand the exact requirements posted. Everybody like a recruiter, hiring managers understands this that none of the candidates can have all the skills required for there job opening. So similarly read the job description carefully & add or update your resume accordingly. This custom tailored resume for each job would really enhance your chances to get shortlisted!

Tip number — 3: Using LinkedIn Effectively

There are so many tricks to use LinkedIn to get more job openings & referrals. One of the unique trick is showcased here on my YouTube channel video. Secondly your can expand your LinkedIn network, so that you can get to see more job openings in your feed. One of the primary tricks is to follow influencers who are posting content & job postings on daily basis. According to your job interests, google search some famous personalities & start following them, even send connection requests with a personalized message. Follow my next tip for how to get referrals?

Tip number — 4: Getting referrals from unknown people with Jobs in which you are interested!

There is no rocket science here about how to get a referrals. You need to understand this truth that not everyone would be willing to provide a referral to you! I already the hard part so that you can become realistic. Now moving ahead, there lots of influencers, content-creators, job posters, recruiters present on LinkedIn. So if you follow atleast 5 different people everyday then within a month you can have network of 150 potential job openings. Send customized messages to them, by reviewing there profile, praising there skills & experience. Then eventually you’ll start getting replies from them. So now I’ll share a live story with you, I have a friend who is currently working as an SDET in Google India. He applied for a opening for SDET, didn’t get any response back. Somehow through he got in touch with the recruiter & then eventually with the hiring manager. He had sent the messages to both of them, but the hiring manager replied him & his interview got scheduled. Also before this he had applied to 346 job openings in total but didn’t get any responses. Point to understand is, we have to keep trying there is no other option!

Tip number — 5: Don’t disclose exact salary expectations

You might already know this that job openings rarely have the budget mentioned in there job descriptions. Why does this happen? Because every organizations has some budget constraints but they don’t want to disclose it because they know if they have a potential candidate who they would like to hire, then they can even increase there budget! Similarly as a job applicant, we need to understand that mentioning job expectations in resume, mails or even not applying to the jobs that seems to have lower budget can really decrease your chances to get hired. So always try to have negotiations once your interview is completed or before interview process get to know the organization’s budget. This way both the parties would not need to waste there precious time. I hope these points are useful for your job search journey & helps you to successfully land a new job. If you think these tips were useful for you then you can definitely start following me & give it a clap for this article. I always try to provide unique content. So stay tuned for upcoming articles.