RJ and Makay

To maximize your chances of getting a job, it's more effective to apply directly through company websites than social media or job boards. That's what job candidate tracker Jobs2web found when it analyzed 1.3 million applications and 26,000 hires in 2010.

According to the analysis, companies end up perusing 219 applications per job from candidates responding to posts on major board such as Monster.com or CareerBuilder before finding someone to hire. However, they only have to read 33 applications per hire from job seekers who apply on the company's own career site and 32 per hire when candidates type the job they're looking for into a search engine.

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After reviewing a string of emailed resume submissions we received over the weekend I thought I’d share a tip that has been shared many times before but is a good tip to be reminded of. It’s proofread! When you are submitting a resume and cover letter and send an email and a message in the email body you are making your first impression. When you have careless typos and misspelled words in corresponding about the position it gives a really bad impression on the person reviewing and screening your information.

In this highly competitive job market, hiring managers, recruiters and HR are overwhelmed with candidates’ resumes.  While we would like to think that each resume will be thoroughly reviewed, printed out and truly READ, the cold reality is that every resume will first  be scanned by software, with those having the relevant keywords then given a 20 second review at best.