Learning how NOT to go about your jobseeking will save you some professional blushes. After all, you don’t want to be remembered as the David Hasslehoff of nursing candidates, do you? Here’s what we implore you NOT to do....
Right nurse job, wrong nursing skills
Just because you like the sound of a job doesn’t mean you can apply. If you apply for a job that you do not have the skills or experience for you’ll only achieve the following:
- swift removal to the recruiter’s Trash bin
- no reply
- knowledge that you’ve wasted someone’s time
- besmirch your otherwise unblemished professional nursing profile!
In short, if you can’t match the requirements of the job please don’t apply. Find a job you can apply to legitimately and save yourself some time.
Shotgun applicants
Job boards like Nurses.co.uk do make it relatively easy to apply for lots of jobs. Gone are the days of personally posting your carefully worded cover letter and CV.
The drawback of this convenience is that it’s created a few lazy but over-optimistic applicants.You know who you are. You apply to tens of jobs in one sitting. Please don’t.
If you want to truly stand a chance of winning a job the fundamental process remains the same: you need to work at your application and plan it.
Don’t take a job application lightly. You should read and re-read the job description, find out about the company, plan your cover letter and ensure the CV you’ll be sending matches the job.
Then, and only then, should you send off your application.
About this contributor
Nurses.co.uk Founder
I launched Nurses.co.uk (and subsequently Socialcare.co.uk, Healthjobs.co.uk and Healthcarejobs.ie) in 2008. 600 applications are made every day via our jobs boards, helping to connect hiring organisations recruiting for clinical, medical, care and support roles with specialist job seekers. Our articles, often created by our own audience, shine a light on the career pathways in healthcare, and give a platform to ideas and opinions around their work and jobs.
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