Part 1 –  How to Secure Interviews with Applicants Who are More Qualified | Perth Resume Writers

Hi there, it’s Sal again one of your local Perth Resume Writers. Some of the fears that my clients have are if they apply for jobs and there are candidates who are more qualified than they are. This blog post will provide some solutions to this problem.

Know Yourself

As Sun Tzu’s book The Art of War would say, “Know Thyself” (I’m paraphrasing here lols). It is basically a competition between others so, it would be good to know what are your strengths and weaknesses. One way is to do an identity test or character analysis.

Identity Test

You can do this with a few free online tests like Myers Briggs or MyGeniustest.com by Roger Hamilton. Once you know what type of person you are it would be easier to hone into your strengths and turn your weaknesses around or spend time developing strengthening your weakness.

Resume

Everybody has qualifications and skills but it is how you write up your resume that shows value to the potential employer which will help them pick you out of the lot.

Write up your strengths and show the kind of return on investment (ROI) you are to your previous companies. What that means is, show them previous goals you have achieved in your previous job. What all business owners understand is ‘If I spend one dollar you can give me two dollars or more back”.

Here is one example of an ROI in a resume,

John worked in a tax accounting firm doing tax returns for the company’s clients. He introduced an excel spreadsheet with formulas which can tabulate faster calculations for an asset register. This spreadsheet saves time for the client, the firm and allows him to work on more clients portfolios.

This is an ROI as John has shown how he can increase productivity for himself, the firm’s clients and the firm.

Skills outside of the job

A hiring manager would see hundreds of resumes, so you have to stand out with something interesting. Even staking goods at a supermarket is something different if you word it to an ROI. What the hiring managers want to see is that you understand the value of your role and how you can contribute to the company.

Check out the next blog post where I will talk more about this topic!

Thank you for being you and Stay Awesome!

Regards
Sal

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