How to Boost Your Job Chances

You spent most of the time browsing through job boards e.g iHarare and LinkedIn in search of lucrative, and juicy offers that would change your lifestyle. After some thorough job search, you found a job ad that offers more benefits than most companies and your job chances are less.

But you go straight into writing your application with a rage-fueled focus making sure your CV is dragon-slaying. But after five weeks later, you are still stuck with your current job waiting for the callback, but there is no response.

Set up a Linkedin Profile

Did you know?

A mind-boggling 87 per cent of recruiters and hiring managers lookup candidates on LinkedIn before scheduling a phone interview. If they can’t find you online, it might push your application success rate off a cliff.

But

A blank LinkedIn profile won’t help tip the scales in your favour. If you want recruiters to throw job offers at your feet like rose petals, you need to take your profile to the max.

Below are three quick-and-dirty tips to help improve your online presence:

- Get yourself a custom LinkedIn profile URL. It’ll look good in your CV’s contact information section. Otherwise, you’ll end up with a random string of characters that look everything but neat.
- Put your best face forward. Pair up with a professional photographer to take your profile photo. Also, make sure you don’t use the generic LinkedIn background picture. Instead, choose a pic that’s related to your industry.
- Ask for several recommendations. Recommendations are valuable because they help validate your skillsets. So, reach out to people who know you professionally to pen a recommendation for you.

Make a Lip-Smacking CV

Meet Rudo—nice clear eyeglass frames. Like most hiring managers, she sifts through 250 CVs on average. Finally, she picks yours. A glance here, a glance there, and in the bin, you go.

Why?

In short, you didn’t write a good CV. But—you can flip things around. First, learn how to write an entry-level CV that rolls off the tongue.

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Pro tip: Always tailor your CV to a job description. Recruiters use ATS (Applicant Tracking System) to pre-screen candidates. ATS rips through CVs, compares them against the job description, and scores them for relevance. If you fail to tweak your CV, Rudo might never even see your application.

Always Provide a Cover Letter

Headhunters and Recruiting Manager argue that cover letters are the second-best thing you can do to improve your chances of getting the callback and ultimately, landing a job (tweaking your CV to the job ad being the first one.) So always send a cover letter along with your CV unless the job description states explicitly you shouldn’t do it.

Send Just Enough Applications

Here’s the thing:

Looking for a job is a lot like a lottery. The more ballots you got, the higher the likelihood of winning. So If you want to land your dream job at a breakneck pace, make your application target 10-15+ per week. Want a pro tip? Apply on Mondays and skip Fridays and Saturdays to boost your hirability by a whopping 46+ per cent.

Don’t Let Things Fall Through the Cracks

So far so good. You now have a killer LinkedIn profile, a stellar CV, and a cover letter that kicks off shoes. You even went ahead and applied for a job that might be promising. But there’s nothing in your inbox.

Stacking It All Up

There you have it. Five tips that are as simple as reading iHarare. But—they work. So set your best foot forward and get that dream job you’ve always wanted.

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