Jump ahead to the 27-minute mark of this episode of the Tropical MBA Podcast 🎧
You’ll hear an entrepreneur who has hired 100s of people and reviewed 10,000 resumes talk about how you can stand out when applying for a remote job.
My key takeaways:
- Keep your resume short, ideally one page. Employers are busy. Save them time.
- Emphasize experience over skills. Employers care more about what you’ve actually done than what you say you can do.
- Tailor your resume to each job you’re applying for.
- Don’t just say where you worked and when. Say what you accomplished, what results you achieved for previous employers.
- Include a smiling headshot (use photofeeler to find your best photo)
- Absolutely do not write formal crap like dear sir, dear madam, to whom it may concern, etc.
Great advice from host Dan Andrews on that podcast as well:
How do I get a job if I don’t have 3-5 years of experience? Well, you do something that is equivalent to 3-5 years of experience, and then you explain why that’s a better value proposition for the potential employer.
For example, if you’re a newbie copywriter, you could try rewriting the sales page of the hiring company (this free tool will help). If they’re impressed with that, they won’t care how new you are.
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