Online hiring and applying are the dominant techniques that both businesses and applicants are using these days. This is why learning what to do and what to avoid when applying by email is essential.<\/p>\n
A report published recently by the latest Elance\u2019s European Online Employment Report, shows that since July 2011 there has been a 55% increase in the hiring of web freelancers by UK businesses.<\/p>\n
With more than one million young Brits being unemployed these days, impersonal email applications make it even more complicated for employers to get to know applicants properly. Sending the right email is the only chance graduates have to stand out from the rest.<\/p>\n
Here are some tips worth following when applying for a graduate job by email: Graduates attitude towards any email application has to match the employer\u2019s needs and expectations. The easier you make it for them to see what your profile is, the more chances for you to be selected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Online hiring and applying are the dominant techniques that both businesses and applicants are using these days. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job-searching","category-students-and-graduate-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6974"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6975,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6974\/revisions\/6975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022<\/strong> Write a pertinent subject line. Otherwise your email can be easily confused, lost or even worse, trashed without even be opened.
\n\u2022<\/strong> Ensure that there are not grammatical and spelling mistakes in your text. Such errors will make employers cross you automatically from their list without even looking at your CV.
\n\u2022<\/strong> Read the advert carefully and respond to all its key requirements. That\u2019s what they are looking for, so give them the information they want.
\n\u2022<\/strong> Respect them and follow their instructions. Don\u2019t call if they ask not to and behave accordingly; don\u2019t try to be too funny or too clever.
\n\u2022<\/strong> Don\u2019t attach covering letters; include it to the main body of the email. Too many attachments are more likely to be ignored.
\n\u2022<\/strong> Make it an easy read. Write clear and in single-sentence paragraphs. They have lots of reading to do, so get to the point and don\u2019t waste their time.
\n\u2022<\/strong> Make sure that your CV is short and contains relevant details.<\/p>\n