Google’s former human resources director Laszlo Bock told, what mistakes job seekers often run into.The former personnel director told me, what mistakes many job seekers ends.These errors applications are very common, and because of them fell qualified applicants in Finland.Google gets up to 50 000 job applications a week.Good applicant for a job search can run into the most easily to errors. AOP
Many people want to work for Google, and many also apply.
the large amount of applicants by differentiation is difficult even in the smallest companies, so it is also a well-known large companies, which many people want to work.
Job search Google ends many times already in the application which are very common errors.
So says google’s former human resources director Laszlo Bock.
Bock writes on Linkedin that he has gone through more than 20 000 applications. Bock also indicate that Google normally gets 50 000 applications a week.
This large amount is easy to drop off those containing these five mistakes, even if it means highly qualified applicants dropped.
1. Script errors
Bock refers to the report, which states that 58% of job applications have spelling errors.
Bock explains that it is often not carelessness, but on the contrary too careful. According to him, the chance of error increases when the application of a fine provides for a back and forth for too long.
Bock said the best solution is to let someone else proofread the application for you.
2. Length
Bock said a good rule of thumb is one page for every 10 years of work experience. Bock recalled that the three-, four – or ten-page application is read carefully.
a Sharp, focused on the application to tell the applicant the ability to combine, prioritize and express the most important information his or her self.
Bock, according to the application task is that it gets to the actual interview. The application does not, in his opinion, should do too long.
Confidential information sharing
3. Design
Bock, the design should keep clear and legible. If possible, it’s worth a look at the different software and it support preview. The design can go haywire when the application is transferred from one platform to another.
4. Confidential information
Bock tells of a jobseeker, who had worked with top-level consulting company. The company had a strict policy of confidential information maintaining. Customer names didn’t get mentioned. The applicant told the consultation that they had for a large software company, whose location he mentioned. Bock, this was a steep error. Although the applicant did not mention Microsoft by name, he revealed in his application of the confidential information. Bock told, I would never hire such a person.
5. Lies
Lying is never a profitable job, Bock said. Every ceo down to get fired because of it. People lie about their qualifications, their schools and about how long they have worked for the companies.
Bock remind you that the lies you get caught. Things can check the internet, certificates of employment and people with whom the employee has worked. Bock also points that lie with in.
Source: Quartz
