The Easiest Way to Apply Isn’t Usually the Best Way
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discourages you from applying to jobs using convenient buttons on job listings.
Ask Yourself These Questions Before Applying
Today, I’m going to talk with you about a mistake the job hunters are making our convenience. Often, at the end of the job description, there are a group of 
buttons that allow you to apply with LinkedIn, apply with Indeed, or apply with LinkedIn. These are not ideal ways of applying for jobs.
They are easy and convenient ways but they are not ideal. Let me give you an example.
You see a job description and say to yourself, “this is easy. All I have to do is click the apply with LinkedIn gotten.” Here the problems:
- LinkedIn usually doesn’t give you a great resume. Most of you right your profiles as a synopsis of your experience. So it’s kind of thin.
- For all of these, whether you use LinkedIn, indeed, or monster, you haven’t tailored the submittal to what the client is looking for. You are sending a generic response.
Before you actually apply using one of these buttons, think to yourself, “what am I sending? How does it demonstrate that I actually fit the job that’s involved?”
Without that, you’re actually flipping a bad resume like a burger at a fast food restaurant to the job at.
With many of these, certainly with the LinkedIn profile, many of you don’t put a phone number in your profile or open up your email address to the receiver. How was someone supposed to contact you? An email exchange? No! We are there to interview you. We want to talk to you.
Replying by email saying, “send me your phone number please. I would like to call you.” Garbage! It’s a waste of time!
If you think were making that phone call first when we have people who actually gave us their phone number to call them and made it easy for us to reach out to them, you’re mistaken.
Warning Signs to Look for in a Job Ad
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