Career Advice

Former recruitment agency experts answer employment questions, candidly suggesting how to negotiate your salary, find a really good job, handle phone interviews, and more.

Sage advice like this is priceless.

Q: How can I stand out from the crowd when replying to job ads?

A: It is reasonable to assume you'll be one of many people responding to online or newspaper ads. So it's important to know how to make your resume stand out from your competition.

1. Be selective. Only respond to ads for whaich you closely match the lsited qualifications.
2. Customize your cover letter for each ad
3. Find a niche job board site with positions in your profession or industry.
4. Try to reach a direct contact in the company through your network.

In addition to ads ypu should use as many methods as possible to find employment including networking, cold calls to companies, staffing firms, and resume distribution services.