Military-to-Civilian Success for Veterans and Their Families by Ronald L. Krannich

Author:Ronald L. Krannich
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781570233913
Publisher: Impact Publications

17. Remember to sign the application. The very last thing you need to do is sign and date your application. Failure to do so may invalidate your application and raise questions about your ability to follow instructions.

18. Read and re-read your answers. Make sure you proofread your application for any errors, omissions, or misspellings. Like the perfect resume, you want an error-free application.

19. Attach your resume to the application form. At least for employers, applications are a necessary evil in the screening and hiring processes. Most applications follow a similar and rather dull format that yields little information about who you really are and what you have done, can do, and will do in the future. Few applications allow the flexibility to state your goals, skills, and accomplishments. If you write an achievement-oriented resume, as I will shortly discuss, submit it with your application. A resume lets you structure the reader’s thinking around your major strengths rather than allow the reader to control information about you, which is exactly what an application does for the employer. With a well written resume, you may quickly grab the attention of the employer, who will want to invite you to a job interview. Your resume, not your application, becomes the central focus of the job interview.

20. Be sure to follow up. When you submit the application, ask when you might expect to hear from the employer on the status of your application. If they say within two weeks, be sure to call and ask about your candidacy in two weeks. In some cases, the follow-up telephone call will result in a job interview. After all, the employer may still be reviewing applications, and your call may force him or her to take a second look at your application (and attached resume). Most important of all, your call indicates that you are still interested in the job.

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