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“So Easy to Apply, So Hard to be Noticed”

Filed under Job Hunting, Networking, Resumes and Cover Letters
Posted by Libraries, September 04, 2007
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Phyllis Korkki, The New York Times, July 1, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/business/yourmoney/
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Sending out hundreds of resumes online and receiving no reply has become a familiar scenario for 21st century job-seekers. Because it has never been easier to apply for a job online, it has never been more difficult to have the resume that employers notice, since there can sometimes be thousands of resumes for just one job position.

In this advice column for the New York Times, career experts Mark Mehler and Wendy S. Enelow each discuss how job applicants can make their electronic resumes stand out from those that may seem to be identical and escape the “internet black hole.” Using key terms from the job listing, using rich language, and checking extensively for typos are among the most important suggestions in this article. Those finer aspects of job applications are often neglected, and candidates who make a point of following these suggestions often see better results.

Don’t think your work is done when you hit the send button, Mehler and Enelow warn. Networking and inside contact should follow each job application, through use of web sites like LinkedIn. Just because you can apply for jobs quickly does not mean that you should apply carelessly.

—Deborah Borsuk