Seven hiring lessons

End your week inspired

Hello and happy Friday,

This week, I’ve been hiring for two roles.

So here are seven things to help you stand out.

The boring but important stuff:

A lot of applications just sent across general cover letters and unchanged CVs.

These are not that helpful when hiring for a specific function.

Instead, request what evidence the hirer is looking for and provide that.

And use bullet points.

Remember, the hirer will be looking at dozens of other applications, so give them the most impressive and relevant information fast.

If they’re asking for a salary figure, do proper research and give a range.

People who want way under/over the ‘price’ usually feel inexperienced or over-qualified.

Give recruiters a few days, and be aware these things take time. They’re working hard.

And remember — no news is usually good news.

We all want to hire people who make our lives easy.

Training people is fine, but an application with spelling mistakes says to me, ‘this person may lack attention to detail’.

It takes 2 minutes on Grammarly to sort.

Just a few posts and a good bio suggest that who I’m talking to cares about their career.

This is great news — as it means they’ll probably care about the role too.

Everyone is passionate — but only some have the numbers to back it up.

If you’ve got hard evidence, use it as much as possible.

Nothing is more convincing of skillset than metrics.

And finally, one last thing:

A well-constructed email is a beautiful thing.

I’d never base everything on it, but everyone in the final round had clear, formatted, concise, readable introductions.

Makes a difference!

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Speak in a week,

Jordan