4 ways to capture the recruiters' interest

While seeking for a new job, you definitely have an idea about what company you would like to end up in. Prioritizing is the main factor, which will create the perfect working environment for you. Some are striving for a high salary and a fair bonus system, others seek for a pleasant team and stable company structure. At the end of the day, based on your focus points you make your final decision whether to accept or decline an offer.

But have you ever thought what do recruiters have on the back of their minds? What qualities would give you a step ahead of the other candidates?

Well you are about to find out. Qreer will introduce you to 4 little strategies to capture a recruiter’s interest.

Recruiters go through hundreds of CVs and dozens of interviews weekly. In order to stand out from the crowd you should really take into consideration some of the following tips how to impress any hiring manager.

Know your experience and its value

Question number one after the usual interview small talk would be ”Can you take us through your working experience?”. Sounds like an easy one, right? Surprisingly, many applicants do not manage to pull off the right answer.

It is essential to follow the chronology and some structure. Explain each job from the oldest to the most recent one by mentioning what your responsibilities were and what personal quality helped you to fulfil them with excellence on a daily basis.

Do not forget to link the past responsibilities an requirements to the current position you are applying for. Recruiters expect that you have closely went through the job description and did your own verification if you are suitable, yes or no. Since you are already being interviewed they want to be persuaded of the value and relevance of your experience and skills.

Avoid over exaggerating though! Recruiters can easily catch if you are going beyond the truth, which will not be of any help.

Show your reliability and long-term potential

It is clear that employees hope to keep their job for as long as possible, especially if it is their desired domain. From a recruiter’s perspective a long-term engagement is also an appealing deal, because they like to see their workers grow within the company.

But how do you express your reliability? You definitely need to point out several personal qualities or feedback from previous employers or colleagues – an item of proof always adds credits to your profile. Mention your attentive listening skills, your good time-management, maybe even include your university team leader background to strengthen the impression you make.

The above mentioned are basics that every recruiter seeks for and will surely bring you some bonus points in the overall score.

3. Display a strong character and ambition

No employer would admit it directly, but employers tend to be sceptic about over sensitive applicants. Having a delicate and emotional employee is rather risky. The everyday working environment is often times full of stress and chaos, problem-solving and changing of plans. Hiring managers try to select candidates that will be resistant to the intensity of the job.

So reveal the energetic and ambitious you. Showing that you have goals and future aspirations makes you stand as persistent and pro-active in the recruiter’s eyes. A healthy dose of enthusiasm is always favorable plus it creates a more on-going communication. Make sure you express some positive attitude towards the job position and the company itself – it creates more trust and makes the employer feel special.

However, specify that you have a good understanding of when optimism helps and when a rather deliberate approach is required.

“Sell” yourself well

It is a matter of a gift or experience. Even if you think that you are not good at pitching yourself, you will eventually improve drastically in that, do not worry! Despite the fact experience plays a crucial role here, take into account few tips for better selling yourself.

Show the recruiters you can think independently and take responsibility for all tasks you will be accustomed. Having trust in the employees about the corporate responsibilities makes employers feel secure, so your effort will not stay unrecognized.

As expected a little creativity and a different view of things is always appreciated. Do not be afraid to share your ideas even if they are rather odd. If you approach work more creatively, make sure you show it via the right tools – maybe a new way to present the weekly schedule or a different set up for the colleague meeting on Monday morning – plenty of opportunities.

A fresh mind is always welcome in the team. And recruiter know that and seek for those innovators out there. So do not hide, but go and share your cleverness!

What does Qreer have to do with this? We, as recruiters, want to give you a better idea of what gives us the “wow” effect. Our team reviews candidates on a daily basis and comes across hundreds of different employee types with various characteristics. We already have the knowledge of what our customers look for in a candidate and accordingly we look for the same thing in our pre-selection. Our goal is to get as many of our applicants as possible to proceed to the next step pf the employment process.

So, Qreer gave the hints – from now on it is up to you!

Our team wishes you many successful interviews ahead!

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