The Career Tools Rule of Job Applications – 75%

Submitted by mauzenne on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 17:12.
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This cast describes how to decide which jobs to apply for.

We have noticed that there are two types of job seekers, those who will not apply for anything they are not 100% sure they are qualified for, and those who apply indiscriminately for any role. We understand though, that as a job seeker, it's difficult to understand the reaction of recruiters to our resume, especially when we've been through the confusing situation of being asked about roles we're not interested in or rejected for roles we thought were perfect for us.

To help you with making the decision, whether to apply or not, we've converted our experience as recruiters and hiring managers into an exercise which will help you make the decision. It will take some extra time initially, but going through it a few times will help you understand the thinking required to make appropriate applications. To help you understand the model fully, we're also going to give you a worked example.


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Submitted by bhart2 on Tue, 06/29/2010 - 19:05.

Mandatory years of experience and the 75% rule.

I work for an IT organization that frequently performs consulting work with government agencies.  A mini-bid will list a series of mandatory skills and many times an individual will not quite meet one of the requirements; but meets 75% or more of the 'mandatory' requirements.  Usually they are not meeting the mandatory in terms of years of experience (e.g. they have 4 years but the requirement is 5).

Thoughts?

Regards,
BMH

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Submitted by pjean on Thu, 07/01/2010 - 16:18.

Using this method to improve your CMD

Great podcast, guys! I always enjoy the order and clarity you put towards these types of things.

One idea I had while listening to this podcast was to take advantage of the method you laid out to improve your Career Management Document. As you work through the job posting and apply results from your CMD to the related job requirements, you might be able to come up with more ideas of what hiring managers are looking for and have more areas to add to your CMD in future reviews. 

Thanks,

Phil