The commonest and most silliest mistakes one needs to avoid while applying a job online or by email.
1. Don't forget to attach you resume/cv. In all the emails employers recieve, atleast 20% of the jobseekers forget to attach their cv.
2. Naming structure of the resume.. I see so many CV's which are named as 'resume.doc, cv.doc, cv1.doc, cv_cra.doc'.. Imagine a situation wherein employer downloads your resume into a folder with 200 or 300 other resumes and when it has to be retrieved, can one figure out where did your resume go??
No, this decreases your chances my considerable percentage
3. Email written in chat language/sms language: Language like 'check out ma resume, attached ma cv for ur ref' may annoy employers.. your email will directly moved to trash.
4. Email copied to multiple organizations: I see so many emails where an I am one of the email recipients along with some hr from X, Y, Z companies. With this you are just saying that I need a job and I don't care where ever I get it..This has to be avoided and one email is better to send to that recipient..
5. Text should not be creative or fancy! Keep it simple and straight! Do not use unnecessary words or abbreviations. Avoid using images or pictures and fancy signature.
6. Attachments should be scanned for virus before sending.
7. Be careful about grammatical and spelling mistakes. Avoid using caps, keep it in sentence case if possible.
8. Be very careful while attaching a document. Make sure you don’t attach wrong file!! Name your attachment appropriately.
9. Don’t use terms like “To whomsoever it may concern” and “Kind Attention”
10. If you are not sure about the gender of the person, just put Hello. Don’t use Sir\Madam!
11. Close the letter using “Thanks and Regards”. Don’t put “Yours Sincerely” or “Yours Obediently” or “Only Yours” EV:>
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