Editing Your CV and Covering Letter For Graduate Jobs

Applying for Graduate Jobs is a daunting prospect to many people throughout the world. Many people who are fresh out of University often don't consider the sheer number of people who will be applying for the same vacancies as them and tend not to focus all of their energies to make a good application.

A good application is vital if you want to have any chance of landing a job. In reality with the Graduate Jobs market being so full of quality applicants, you need your application to be of the highest quality.

Many people who are new to the job application game fall into the dreaded trap of spending a lot of time constructing their CV and covering letter once, and then sending it off to all of the employers that are advertising.

The reason why this isn't a good idea is because your CV is likely to be too generic and will cover off all of your past work experiences. This is not ideal as you should look to focus your CV as much as you possibly can on the skills required for a particular job.

For these reasons, sending a generic covering letter is also not the best of ideas as you really need to make the most of the opportunity to sell yourself to the employer. The best way of doing this is to tell the employer why and how you are capable at being a success in the role. You can do this by ensuring that you match your skills and experiences to every point of the job description.

Once you have made your specifically tailored CV and covering letter, you need to continue to make a good impression.

One of the most common traits is for candidates to simply sit on their hands and wait for a response to their application. As around 90% of your rivals will do this, you can really jump ahead of most of them by being a little more pro-active. The easiest way to do this is to make personal contact, a quick telephone call to check that your application has been received can do wonders for your chances.
This quick call will ensure that your name is remembered and usually tends to result in a quick mini interview of sorts, which can further enhance your chances of being invited to a formal interview.

So there you have it, three simple yet ultimately effective pointers which will help you gain an interview for that elusive Graduate Job.

This article is written by Jonathan Walker of Graduate Jobs