Ich habe in einem Forum fuer professionelle Fotografen ein Posting gefunden das aeusserst Interressant ist. Zum ersten mal habe ich von einem Canadier gehoert, worauf es hier bei Bewerbungen wirklich ankommt. Der Kerl hat Erfahrung und weiss wovon er spricht. Obwohl das jetzt natuerlich Journalisten anspricht, gelten die folgenden Punkte fuer Bewerbungen im allgemeinen: Hier ein paar Auszuege (einige Punkte waren nur fuer fotografen Interressant).
1. Know and refer to the correct location of the place you’re applying for a job in. Likely one in three applications we get indicate that we’re in XXX. We’re actually in XXX.
2. Never ask how much the job pays in the cover letter or email. This indicates that you’re passionate about cash rather than the job. Leave the salary conversation for the interview.
3. First impressions aren’t just lasting one’s - they’re often the only one you’ll get.
4. Know the product/the company. Before you apply you should be familiar with the company, almost all are online, so read them, get a feel for what they do and what they don’t. Know the issues they’re interested in and figure out how you fit in that picture.
5. Double check. Before you send it off double and triple check your resume, cover letter, email, portfolio bits and bobs, etc. In the last 24 hours I’ve gotten a resume as a jpeg (which was too low res to read), a cover letter meant for the photo editor of a magazine in New York City, a resume that did not match the cover letter - clearly out of date by years, about a dozen websites or documents that wouldn’t open or launch for various reasons - typo’s in url’s, incorrect document formats, etc - some of which I could figure out how to fix, some of which I couldn’t and binned.
6. Remember the expression Too Much Information? Well it still applies. What I’m talking about is too much personal information, particularly if not given in context. I won’t go into too much detail but I’ve had some really odd things tossed out there in introduction letters - stuff that just makes your head spin. It’s a business letter - keep things concise and business like - tell me your personal stuff after I’ve hired you. Having said that, also don’t be a robot in the interview - a persons personality is as important to team building as talent.
7. Leave the ego at the door. Nothing comes across worse on resumes, letters and websites than ego. While you may feel you're the photographer equivalent of sliced bread, in reality many of the most talented people out there have very little ego, or at least have it in check. The insight here of course is that those without ego are more open to learning and thus keep getting better and better. Crazy how that works. Anyway, nothing wrong with flagging awards and achievements but referring to yourself as the second coming just doesn’t wash.
8. Do not send your resume as a jpeg. This should be self explanatory, but basically I've had a couple of these now and each time they're almost unreadable. Photoshop is not really well known for it's word processing capabilities for a reason. PDF is the safest way to go, followed by a word doc or even something in text edit or simple text. And don't even think of sending your resume as an animated gif with dancing hamsters as the background.
Auch wenn es sich teilweise witzig anhoert, das sind sehr ernst gemeinte Tips.
Ich kann nur staunen: für mich sind diese Tipps/Anleitungen eigentlich selbstverständlich!! Wie kann nur irgendwer denken, er/sie könne einfach einen "Fresszettel" als Bewerbung senden und bekomme dann sicher einen Job ???
Ich kann wirklich nur den Kopf schütteln und bin froh, dass ich mich nicht durch solche Bewerbungen kämpfen muss - ich hätte bereits nach den ersten zwei Minuten einen Wutanfall
JPEG als Dokumentenformat - ich krieg' die Krise.....
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29.05.2008 19:16
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