Write a Winning Job Application
Author: Lloyd White
Publisher:
Published: 2020-03
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780648750307
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Write a Winning Job Application - A Guide to Responding to Selection Criteria, has been the "go-to" book for job applicants in Australia for ten years, with over 48,000 copies sold. Each new edition has addressed changes in recruitment procedures. This 7th edition is up to date and explains how to comply with the current procedures, including online applications. Write a Winning Job Application - A Guide to Winning a Job in the 2020s, covers all the aspects of applying for a job in the 2020s. It explains how to interpret job advertisements and understand what is required in an application, and guides the applicant throughout the whole process -written application, résumé preparation, accompanying letter and interview preparation. Responding to selection criteria: Recruiters set selection criteria and look for applicants to demonstrate their skills, not just claim them. A major part of this book is a guide, with examples, on how to address selection criteria that ask for skills, knowledge, experience and work values. This is the most important part of any application. Application letters: It provides information, including a format, on preparing an accompanying letter, or an application in the form of a letter. Resumes: Write a Winning Job Application gives instructions, and an example, on preparing a résumé that is targeted on the chosen position, so that it convinces the employer the applicant has the skills and experience to do the work. Interviews: The chapters on preparing for an interview gives a step-by-step plan for preparing for an interview and includes hundreds of possible interview questions for the applicant to consider. It explains how to prepare a pitch that convinces the interviewer. Write a Winning Job Application - A Guide to Winning a Job in the 2020s is more than a self-help book; it is a practical guide, a manual, a handbook and a text book all in one.
