| Why you didn’t get the job? Alison Doyle, About.com Do you ever wonder why you don’t get called for interviews? One problem could be your resume and cover letter. Employers recently reported that they received over fifty resumes for jobs they’ve posted. Of those, over 90% of the candidates had misspellings in their resume or cover letter, and about 50% had grammatical errors in addition to the misspellings. The last thing you need to become is one of those statistics, because if you have a mistake, you’re not going to get called for an interview. Proof all your job search correspondence, then request that someone else read it over for you and proof it again. It’s very hard to catch your own mistakes and it’s very important to make sure all the resumes and letters you send are perfect. Before you send your application materials, create and use a checklist to make sure that you have included all the appropriate information. ——————– MilitaryConnection.com is a portal of all things military. We have thousands of pages and hundreds of databases of valuable information and resources. There is something for everyone. All of this is provided free to users. Additionally, we feature all types of Articles like this one to keep you informed. We will post your press releases, special events, newsletters, professional conferences and seminars, reunions, job fairs, and videos to help organizations get out the word. One of the areas of our focus is connecting candidates from the military community with outstanding government and civilian employers. We are well aware that candidates from the military community across the board have a work ethic second to none. They make highly valued employees. MilitaryConnection.com has a multitude of employment resources including a Directory of over 30,000 employers, Job Tips, Columns, our Job Board, Virtual Job Fair and much more. We understand the importance of education. Please check out our new Scholarship Directory featuring thousands of scholarships. When the next tour is back home, it’s on MilitaryConnection.com. |