Getting an interview

skives

I have applied for many jobs in the past couple months but no replies. How can I get companies to let me interview?

Thanks

blargoe

What kinds of jobs are you applying for? You are probably going to have to investigate contract/temp to perm entry level kinds of jobs (call center/helpdesk/geek squad) if you are coming in with little to no experience.

BigTone

What kind of cash does Geeksquad pay coming in with (not that it matters) a bachelors degree and A+/Net+ certifications...

blargoe

It's pretty much bottom of the barrel (never worked there so I wouldn't know pay rates). However, if you're out of college and still haven't landed a job, 6-12 months at GeekSquad is much better than nothing on your resume at all.

tony0101

Take any job you can get. I have not had any certs, not graduated high school yet- class of 2008, and can only remember 70% of my studies. I have literally had 15 job offers in a month, all of which I have had to turn down because of my school hours.

Leadership training is why I have all these job offers. I am enrolled in Skills USA, part of the pariametary goverment in the organization. Work on your leadership skills, put it on your resume, and watch all your offers come in.

If you need advice, email me at tonycleaveland@yahoo.com

Kaminsky

skives wrote:

I have applied for many jobs in the past couple months but no replies. How can I get companies to let me interview?

When someone is selecting who to interview, they typically have a stack of CVs/Resumes of which they have to pick so many for interview. The general consensus of opinion is that you have 10 seconds of attention to your CV before it is discarded or the person reads on.

I work as a contractor so change contracts frequently. What I have done, which works really well, is forget all those standard CV templates completely. I have my name and address details at the top center. The first section heading says "Profile" and that is where I sell myself in the third person. IE "Experienced support professional with 13 years experience working in busy ........" (Never use the word "I")
Just in that first sentance you have got the hook in and put in a few more sentances to keep them reading. No more than two short paragraphs of 4-5 lines each.

Then dive in to previous experience in reverse order and finally finish up with education and personal interests.

If you put yourself in their position and think what are they looking for and then just sell yourself.

Just a simple quick statement of what they could be getting. Works a treat for me every time.

Oh.. and another key thing to remember is "Nobody likes a smarta$$!" so unless it is specifically requested in the application process, no pictures, nothing flashy (graphics/colour/borders/etc) unless you work in design.

keenon

skives wrote:

I have applied for many jobs in the past couple months but no replies. How can I get companies to let me interview?

Thanks

resume needs to be revamped i would bet.. no matter what all skills you have if poorly presented they can be overlooked.

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sprkymrk

Kaminsky wrote:

I work as a contractor so change contracts frequently. What I have done, which works really well, is forget all those standard CV templates completely. I have my name and address details at the top center. The first section heading says "Profile" and that is where I sell myself in the third person. IE "Experienced support professional with 13 years experience working in busy ........" (Never use the word "I")
Just in that first sentance you have got the hook in and put in a few more sentances to keep them reading. No more than two short paragraphs of 4-5 lines each.

Then dive in to previous experience in reverse order and finally finish up with education and personal interests.

If you put yourself in their position and think what are they looking for and then just sell yourself.

Just a simple quick statement of what they could be getting. Works a treat for me every time.

Oh.. and another key thing to remember is "Nobody likes a smarta$$!" so unless it is specifically requested in the application process, no pictures, nothing flashy (graphics/colour/borders/etc) unless you work in design.

That sounds like great advice.

Stan27

tony0101 wrote:

Take any job you can get. I have not had any certs, not graduated high school yet- class of 2008, and can only remember 70% of my studies. I have literally had 15 job offers in a month, all of which I have had to turn down because of my school hours.

Leadership training is why I have all these job offers. I am enrolled in Skills USA, part of the pariametary goverment in the organization. Work on your leadership skills, put it on your resume, and watch all your offers come in.

If you need advice, email me at tonycleaveland@yahoo.com

So what they told me when I became the president of our chapter of Skills USA wasn't BS?

I would like to know what else you've done to get the interest of so many employers.
I am also class of 2008, and I've done enormous amounts of work for schools, and have just gotten my A+.

Also, if you don't mind, if you did, what did you compete in in Skills USA?