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3 Tips for Job Applicants
Simple actions to get your application read
In the past few weeks, I’ve had more clients ask me to help them with job searches. As all of my clients are nonprofits, and I help them with fundraising, these searches are for positions on their fundraising teams.
I”m not a recruiter. In this role I support the nonprofit in going through resumes, deciding which candidates to move forward, and conducting first interviews.
Through this, I’ve encountered a lot of applicants that surprise me, and want to share some tips based on those surprises.
First tip: If the application process includes answering any questions, answer them. Organizations use these questions as a quick entry way to move forward, or not, with the applicant. Many organizations do not move forward candidates who choose not to answer the questions.
Second tip: Read the job requirements. Then read them again. Does your experience really match what the organization is looking for? Is your experience worthy of the organizations time to consider? I find these questions to be important as I read through applications where the candidate has either completely misunderstood the organization’s needs, or is simply disregarding them.
