Job Application Services
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Job Application Services are rare to come by. There are only a handful of individuals or organizations who really understand what ties the line between an employer and a job seeker, and those who truly do - are generally employed at a Recruitment Agency or similar.
A professional Job Application Service should only take you on as a client if they truly believe the likely hood of your success, with applying for a particular job or position is decent to great. The Job Application Service should asses your resume and the job description prior to extending their services and expecting a fee.
If a Job Application Service guarantees you 100% success with your job application, you can apply the saying 'If it's to good to be true, then it generally is'! Even within dedicated Recruitment Agencies there is a low success rate. Say a Recruitment Agency is given a job to fill. For that one job, the Recruitment Agency may have to interview up to 10 candidates, which may result in submitting a minimum of 4 job applications / candidates, and that may not even fill the role.
So if the chances are low - given any job application, and if the Recruitment Agencies work hard just for one placement - what can a Job Application Service do for you? Well, it can do a lot really ...
Initially, a Job Application Service will directly assess yourself, the job description and your resume. A resume and cover letter should be built and restructured directly in response to that job description. Not in a false or misleading way, but to highlight the job applicants skills in relation to their experience and career.
The absolute key to any job application is to understand what the applicant can bring to the employer and demonstrating that. Employers respect job applicants who have researched and brought some value, interest and understanding of the employers company to the interview. You might think that looking at the company's website should be enough although it is not. A reputable Job Application Service will actively research the job specification, employer and environment of the employer. That research in turn, will prove to be a valuable resource at the interview stage.
The resume itself should be reformatted to run and be read easily. A targeted cover letter should also be constructed to specifically target the job application and description.
A Job Application Service should not submit your resume and cover letter on your behalf. Unless an employer has specifically looked to hire the services of a Recruitment Agency, they will be put off from receiving a job application from a third-party.
Once the job application has been received by the employer, it becomes a waiting game. Usually a response within three days should be considered acceptable. Should a response be lagging or missing in action, the Job Application Service should now be able to instruct you on the best way to move ahead. These decisions will be made based on the initial research made by the Job Application Service, in to the employer.
If an interview has been requested by the employer hopefully you will have been given a day or two notice. Three days notice would be an appropriate amount of time for your Job Application Service to help prepare yourself for the interview. Preparation would consist of questions to ask, topics to highlight, skills to emphasize and what to expect in the interview.
An important issue to note is - no matter how well your Job Application Service can prepare you, the interview stage is totally dictated by yourself. The Job Application Service can provide you will all the information you need to know, although if you conduct the interview in the negative, unmotivated, or even appear as under skilled - the job application process will not extend past this point.
Job application process' vary widely between each organization, company or employer. Guiding you through this process once again lays highly on the research initially conducted by the Job Application Service.
Negotiation of salary or rates may be an area that a Job Application Service can help with. Although this would be dependent on the individual Job Application Service.
Another important area where a Job Application Service may be able to aid is reviewing your contract of employment if you are offered the position. In this day and age, some contracts of employment can leave little to be desired, although should your Job Application Service be skilled in the recruitment process they should be able to pin point any areas that need to be negotiated.
A Job Application Service can be a great assistance to any job seeker finding it difficult to get their foot through an employers door. Although be sure to question the Job Application Service to understand their skills, understanding and experience in the area.
Please register your interest in the "Your Resume Writing Service", Job Application Service via email. Please include the url or a copy of the job description that you wish to apply for, and your resume.
As this service is still in development, this service will be rolled out 'case by case' until further notice.
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