Why bother at all? It’s not like the Big Evil Man is going to get around to reading every single one of them personally, right? Well… he doesn’t have to now! There are automatic systems that will scan descriptions and store useful info to do other things later. One consequence of this is that if you apply online even once without a cover letter, the Big Evil Man can tag you as someone who doesn’t write a good cover letter. Who knows how much that will hurt your application down the road?
I’m being overly dramatic for effect! But there are still plenty of reasons to submit an application where at least one copy is accompanied by a well-crafted resume and cover letter. Here’s what we’d like to see happen:
Our application gets read faster than those without resumes or with poorly written ones. Our application lands in the stack of candidates forwarded on for an interview rather than being deleted as spam or trash (to be truthful, this happens less often than it used to) Our job search activity shows up more quickly on our online presence such that friends, family, and new acquaintances can see how hard we’re looking for work Our application gets taken more seriously by the HR department (which means an automated system doesn’t reject it right away)
I have no idea. If you already know your resume looks good when sent directly from Microsoft Word or InDesign then JobHat isn’t helping you. Its job is simply to save a lot of time sending out copies in one go. Here’s how:
JobHat sits between my local email client and the web so I don’t need to copy/paste addresses into it every time I want to send out a job search message. JobHat collects all the information I give it into a single email so that I don’t have to manually add each resume, cover letter, and job description. I move the mouse around a bit in JobHat and everything is submitted at once.
Sign up for an account on JobHat (it’s free) Make the attached document your template file Format your text as if you were going to send it from Microsoft Word Put contact info into templates/inserts/fields/whatever they’re called Now just run JobHat! It will automatically insert all of the formatted documents plus any other attachments provided by the website(s) you’re applying to. Send yourself a test message or two to make sure the formatting is correct.
Don’t use a resume template from JobHat as your resume file Don’t bother signing up for an account on JobHat if you don’t want to automatically submit copies of each application (see above) Don’t put contact info into no-format fields/templates because they break things in weird ways Don’t forget ANYTHING or else you’ll have to start over with a blank template and rekey all of your data! Remember that each time you visit another website, it will ask you for input again (e.g., name, email, company). It also won’t save changes unless you actually click “Save” at the bottom of the page, so make sure you’ve updated everything before moving on
Oh and remember that JobHat is just a tool! You work hard to make your resume shine, so get out there and show it off! Next time I’ll tell you how to get JobHat running in such a way that it never needs to be touched again. Now go forth and keep looking for work!
There are a lot of talented people looking for work these days—do you know anyone who might need our skills? Let them know about JobHat.org! It’s free and it works!
XOXO, Princess Cheyenne XXXX 🙂 My email address is: cheyenne [at] jobhat [dot] org , or find me on Facebook, Pinterest , or LinkedIn . I’m also available as an instructor (for adults & teens), consultant, and mentor . Please visit my website for more information and feel free to contact me by email anytime aton this subject or anything else about your resume needs.
When I was applying for jobs, the most frustrating part of the process was sending out applications only to have them disappear into a black hole or get rejected outright because my resume came in as an attachment from Microsoft Word. To avoid this problem I would copy and paste my formatted text into an email, send it as an attachment from there, then delete the email once sent so I wouldn’t accidentally send out a slightly different version next time. It took way too much time and my patience wore thin very quickly.While some employers appreciate seeing resumes in MS Word format over plain text email (it shows that you’re using word processing software designed for communication rather thanfor communication), more often than not our job search information looks very unprofessional when sent by.
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As a recruiter, I have hired many candidates who applied for jobs on the Internet. They did not have connections that helped them get the job, nor were they referred by anyone internally. The applicants sent their resumes in online and got an offer, proving it is not wasted time or energy to seek employment this way.
Additionally, you can spend more money through ZipRecruiter for the best chance to find a qualified candidate. Yet, you have options with Indeed as well-which may be less expensive.
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