Recruitment

What are Recruiters looking for?

General personality: For many employers, the personality fit with a company is as important as your skills to perform the job!

Personal appearance: A neat, pleasant appearance is important for a good first impression.

Grades: Many employers use grades as a way to evaluate candidates. Make sure you can explain marked deficiencies.

Work Experience: Be able to articulate the importance of past job experiences in terms of the job for which you are interviewing.

Verbal communication skills: This includes the ability to listen effectively, verbalize thoughts clearly, and express yourself confidently.

Skills to perform the job: It is important to emphasize the skills, which you feel the employer is seeking, and to give specific examples of how you developed them.

Goals/Motivation: Employers will assess your ability to articulate your short-term and long-term goals.

Knowledge of the Recruiter's Company and Industry: You are expected to have read everything the company has put in the placement library. Don't waste interview time asking questions that could have been answered by the printed material.


Responding to a Job Advertisement


Sample Letter:

Responding to a Job Advertisement

Mr. Richard Vega
Director of Human Resources
Berry Berry Good Juice Company
2502 Richmond Blvd.
Dunsbury, Illinois 60629

RE: Customer Service Representative position
Posting #6892-A


Dear Mr. Vega,

I was excited to see your advertisement for a Customer Service Representative on monster.com.

Berry Berry Good Juice Company has an impeccable reputation as a quality all-natural juice maker and a supporter of the community it serves. I attended the health fair your company sponsored at the Oaks Mall, and it was impressive.

I am very interested in the Customer Service Representative position. My background includes two years as a part-time airline phone Reservationist, and two summers working at Hovendale's department store at the return desk. I pride myself on my ability to empathize with the customers and my sense of urgency when dealing with their concerns.

I would enjoy meeting with you to share what I could do for your customers and I will call you in a week about the possibility of an interview.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

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Terese Washington