4 Successful Ways To Submit Your CV To Employers

Applying to jobs is always a process and requires job seekers to be alert from the very start. Most job adverts will always have a “How to Apply” section, which demands that every candidate follow the instructions laid out. Those who are keen to follow given instructions fall among the lucky few, while those who are quick to just send their CVs put themselves up for disappointment.

Sometimes you find job seekers sending scanned copies of their CV for a job, or others send transcript copies and certificates to a job that only required the CV. Recruiters who are sensitive to details will not invite you for an interview if you make such mistakes – you already can’t follow instructions anyway.

So, which is the best way to submit your CV for a job?

The most important step towards going for a job you really want is submitting your recently updated CV to the right party – not just anyone – the right person. You may feel the need to send your CV to anyone just because you come across their email address, don’t! Even unsolicited CVs require you to have a strategy, a target and endgame.

4 Ways You Can Successfully Submit Your CV for A Job

1. Send your CV to the email address provided in the job advert
Instructions on how to apply for a job varies across employers. Most employers will provide an email address where you can send your CVs while others will require you to apply through their company website.

If an email address is provided, ensure that you input it as it is in the advert. Remember even the smallest of mistakes – even a full stop – will make your email bounce. To be on the safe side, instead of writing it out a new, copy the address provided in the ad then paste it directly in your email.

Email addresses do not have a full stop at the end, so in case the one you are using has, know it’s a mistake from the employer’s side and omit it.

2. Upload your CV on the company’s website
Some employers handle their recruitment process completely online and exclusively through their company website. Ensure you read through the how to apply section to ensure that you do not make small mistakes. These companies may provide an email address for enquiries and another one for applications or give a link, be careful not to confuse the two.

Applying through a company website may be a long process but is never a hard task; all you will need is to follow the instructions given. Don’t look for shortcuts, you won’t find any.

3. Email your updated CV to potential employers
Sometimes you need not wait for a job advertisement to make an application. If you are not finding open jobs in your field on the various career websites or recruitment company websites, go straight to the companies you want to work for.

Everybody today has Google, or Yahoo if you’re repelled by crowds, use them to search companies you want to work for and upload your CV to their database. Of if you have contacts of the hiring managers, kindly ask them if you can send your CV to them.

4. Government jobs want a hard copy CV
Most government jobs will require that you send your CV in hardcopy to a given address, alongside a compulsory job application form. Be on the lookout for this whenever you come across such a job. Hardly will just sending your CV to an email address get you a government job, don’t be cheated.

Getting a job or not is partly dependent on your strategy and your ability to follow instructions, do just that!