ProGrad Brisbane

Firstly, you’re probably not alone in not getting any interviews and so please don’t worry.  Currently in the job market there are fewer roles and more people competing for them.  With such high competition, it is definitely not easy to get offered an interview.  This is particularly difficult for graduates at the junior level with limited experience.

First and foremost, have someone look over your resume.  Ask someone who is close to you, such as a family member or someone you trust.  What I like about this approach is that they are incredibly honest, almost brutally so and will probably provide you with some strong feedback. 

If you’re applying for jobs, you should be making a note of what you’re applying for and follow up those applications with a courtesy call.  At the very worst, someone might be too busy to take this call.  The best outcome however, is you will get to speak directly to the person who is recruiting the role and you have a great opportunity to impress them with your confident commication skills!

The key here is to be proactive in your job hunt.  Currently, there is this expectation that employers or recruiters will just get back to the job seekers when the time is right.  But that could be weeks!  Don’t rely on waiting for their calls.  You could be waiting for too long.  Cease the moment and get proactive. 

We’re like so many other recruiters and are receiving hundreds of applications each week to sift through.  We simply don’t have enough man-power to get through all applications and therefore rely on the proactivity of candidates.  If you call us directly, you get priority – easy as that.  Employers want proactive people.  Clearly they don’t want to hire lazy reactive people.  And so, in applying for jobs what better way to demonstrate this proactive nature than getting on the phone and making it happen.

Good luck!