REED Global highlights last year’s top job-application mistakes and how to avoid them in 2013.
According to a report in the Arabian Gazette, Job-seekers based in the Middle East are committing simple errors when applying for positions, hampering their chances of landing a dream job, according to the recruitment company REED Global.
With job application activity increasing significantly in the New Year, REED’s Dubai-based team compiled UAE-specific research from 2012 analysing common factors that led to job applications being rejected. Example mistakes included:
- applicants distributing multiple versions of their CV containing significant content differences
- having errors into the subject line of their email
- and making blanket applications for a company’s available positions,
- applying for jobs using informal email addresses
- failing to update contact details
- and replying “yes” to every question on a screening questionnaire.
Addressing job-hunters who use informal email addresses when submitting CVs or applications, Ash Athawale, Recruitment Manager at REED, said: “You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. These first impressions are absolutely vital and using an unprofessional email address that starts with something like ‘partygirl’ or ‘gamerboy24x7’ won’t impress a recruiter.”
