Hey, it's Iris helping you to find your passion
and make it your work.
After a short break, I am back
and I'm super excited about today's video.
In today's video, I'm gonna be sharing two hacks
to help you stand out when applying for a job,
because if you are currently looking for a job,
let's face it, this is a really tough time
to find a new job, but it is not impossible.
So stay tuned, I'm gonna be sharing two very simple things,
two hacks, to help you stand out when applying for a job.
But before I do that, as always,
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All right, let's get to it straight away.
Okay, so let's be real here.
Searching for a job is never easy,
not even at the best of times.
It takes a lot of time and effort
to find interesting roles on job boards
or on LinkedIn, or to reach out to people
to learn more about potential opportunities
and have conversations with them,
to then update your CV, write a cover letter.
And it's mentally and emotionally challenging
to figure out how to position yourself
in the right way, to put yourself out there,
and to open yourself up to rejection
every time you reach out to someone,
and every time you apply for a role.
Ad this is what most people find hardest.
The outcome of all the work that you put in
is always uncertain.
You are not in control
and a lot of people find that really hard to deal with.
Now, sadly, I don't have a magic wand
to change all of this, but I do have two hacks
that can help you to stand out
when applying for a job
and to increase your chances of succeeding.
Now, hack number one is to reach out to the hiring manager,
speak to the hiring manager,
or someone within the organisation
to learn more about the role before applying.
What's the first thing most people do
when they see a job ad they like?
They either tweak their CV
or they start writing a cover letter.
But neither of this is what you should be doing
when you see that job advert that you're interested in.
The first thing that you should do, really,
is find out who the hiring manager is and speak with them.
Or if you can't find out who to hiring manager is,
then at least try to find someone
who knows more about the role and set up a meeting
to speak with them.
Your aim of this meeting is to find out
as much as you can about the role
and the type of person they are looking for
before you apply.
What experience are they looking for?
What skills are they looking for?
What knowledge do they find necessary?
What type of person are they looking for?
There are two reasons why this is the first thing
that you should do when you spot that job ad that you like.
And reason number one is because
having a conversation with the hiring manager,
or at least someone who knows more about role,
will tell you exactly what they are looking for.
And once you know that, you can then match your CV
and your cover letter to that.
Now the second reason why this is the first thing
that you should do is because it will help you stand out.
You are no longer a CV or a cover letter
on a pile of other CVS and cover letters.
You're now becoming a living and breathing human being
that they've interacted with
and that they've heard speak
and that they have engaged with.
So remember, when you spot that job advert that you like,
don't start getting all busy with tweaking your CV
and start writing a cover letter,
but find out who the hiring manager is,
find out who someone is that can tell you
more about the role and reach out to them
to learn more about that role.
Cool, moving on to hack number two,
and that is to add a project idea or proposal
to your application.
Okay, so let me explain what this is.
This is basically an idea that you have
about how you could excel in the role
and that helps the wider organisation or the team
solve a current problem, challenge,
or issue that they're facing.
And all you do is you explore or present this idea
on a piece of paper.
Now, what this does is this takes away the guesswork
for the hiring manager.
You really show them what type of person
you will be when you have that job.
And it shows that you are a proactive candidate,
that you are a creative thinker
who comes up with solutions
and that you are genuinely interested in the role.
Because let's just face it,
if you were semi-interested in the role,
you wouldn't go into this much effort
to write something up,
come up with a project idea or proposal
to show how you would excel in that role.
So it's a great way to stand out
when you're applying for a role.
So ask yourself: if I were to get this role,
if I were to do this role, what would I do?
What ideas do I have to make this role a success,
to stand out in this role?
What projects can I do or what ideas do I have
about how I can help the team meet its target
or help them solve a challenge, problem,
or issue that they're facing?
All right, those were the two hacks I had for you today.
Let me know if you found yourself thinking
wow, what a great but easy idea,
why didn't I think of that myself,
because that's what most of my clients tell me
when I share these hacks with them.
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