CPR Promotional Check-Up

How To Apply For A Job: A Rant

Today we depart from the standard Promotions Crap for a quick reminder on how to create and send a package.

The following diatribe is from a client who needs an APD and was tearing out his/her hair at the awful applications they were getting. Read it. Learn it. Live it:

You should do a piece...on...teaching people how to apply for a job.

Apparently, NOBODY knows how. I just went through 117 candidates for our search.

NOBODY writes a cover letter. Why? Because nobody wants a job, really. And those that I get say either "dear sir or madam" or "Hey, check out the attachments." What happened to creativity in a cover letter? I'd settle for a cover letter by the end of it. I even got some emails saying "hey, just wanted you to know that I'm interested in your job and will be sending my package to you soon." WTF?

I saw some resumes that had lies on them. I know because they mentioned things that happened while in this city while I was here and know them not to be true.

Audio: big produced, cheesy intros are not needed!

-Title your audio with your name and phone number. Otherwise, your stuff gets lost.

-Best audio needs to be first. If the first 5 second sucks, it's over.

-Did I mention ATTACH AUDIO!?!?! Links are annoying. And a resume only doesn't work.

-I've heard more than enough "best of" airchecks that include whacky DJs talking to song titles "hey, the Eagles are hanging out at the Hotel California, everybody. Good morning." If that's the best you have...

This is just scratching the surface.