Looking for a job can be hard.

That’s why we have gathered advice from our top ELJ companies to give you an insight on

what many recruiters are looking for in a candidate:

“The elements that are important to include in a CV are

a photo, nationality with passports and languages.

The CV has to be clear with dates, divided into sections with titles,

and using bullet points. Grammar mistakes are not acceptable.”

Agata Sawa – Borysławska,

Beware of grammar mistakes

“When actively searching for a job, we

recommend to do a previous analysis of the

market, carefully selecting companies that

have positions that are of interest to the

jobseeker, either by sector, industry or area

where the roles are of interest to the

candidate.

Additionally, If you have been cited for an

interview with someone from HR, it is

important to know the company; check their

website, investigate about their mission,

vision, values and other policies.”

Jessica Sobrino

Select companies carefully

“You should be able to create/do things

that provide value. What are you making

better, reducing, creating or increasing?

Prioritize quality over quantity and above

all, although it may be logical or evident:

listen very well to the questions and

answer what the company really needs to

know about you.”

Nuria Castellana

Prioritise quality

“Be yourself and be confident and sure

you are an interesting person! The

recruiter might think of himself/herself

with you in different situations, for

example: stuck in an airport, will he

appreciate the time there with you or

will he get more frustrated? Prove to

him/her you are interesting and

someone cool to be around!”

Carlos Valcarcel

Be yourself!

“Consider moving from one side of Europe to the

other. Maybe you will not receive as high a salary in

Eastern countries but life is much cheaper so

proportionally you will have same conditions.

Companies in the East many times offer entry-level

positions and provide employees with full

professional training. Then well trained person

with 1-2 years of experience and recognized

certificates (released by Microsoft etc.) have much

more opportunities to find good job in any

country.”

Georgij Ivanov

Be willing to relocate

“Send your CV as a PDF-File! - looks planned and nothing is shifted.

Focus on the important information, don´t pack in every 8th grade dance course

certificate.

The official picture should not be a “Selfie” it should be a decent picture

that “invites” companies to check your CV.

No references that are older than 5 years”

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Highlight recent experience

“For the interview: Sounds like a cliché

but “be yourself”. Talk friendly and

honest about every topic that belongs to

the job interview but shorten or skip

parts, that doesn´t matter. If you are not

understanding the question, don´t go in

circles, ask the Recruiter to repeat it. Try

to pack the position in a “history” of your

former work experience and point it out

as the next obvious step.”

Marta Lotoszyńska

Use concise language

• Be on time

• Dress properly

• Be friendly, open-minded and make

sure you present yourself in the way you

want others to see you

• Don’t lie, recruiters can catch you

doing this

• Be yourself ”

Iliyan Kavrakov

“

Be honest and punctual

"Be honest about your previous

experience and interests – it will

help you create a long term and

successful relationship with your

future employer!“

Gergana Buhova

Create confidence

• Make yourself familiar with the vacancy you apply for very well.

• Make yourself familiar with the

company you are applying for (and

its products).

• Be able to tell your interviewer

why you apply for this specific

position and why you are

interested in working for them.”

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Know the position

• Prepare good examples of your previous

working experience to show that you

already gained good skills to work

successfully in the position

• Show enthusiasm and smile

• Professional dress code: It does not

matter if you have a Skype Interview or a

personal interview (mostly this is the case

in a 2nd round of a recruiting process),

please dress yourself very professional! ”

Caroline Mittmann

“

Smile and dress professionally

“Best advice for job seekers is to have a

well-structured resume which is not longer

than 3 pages and with a focus on the job

your looking for. Leave out unnecessary

details that do not fit the job description

and make sure that the contact details are

visible immediately.”

Anika Weinert

Focus on valuable skills

“ Get better understanding of the company and the role you are invited for an interview

• Dress appropriately (“Dress to impress”)

• Plan to arrive on time or few minutes early

• Be positive, attentive, maintain eye contact

and smile (display positive body language)

• Reply honestly

• Ask relevant questions in order to find out if

this is the right place for you (team, type of

work, opportunities for career development in

the company)”

Karamfila Kotomanova

Ask relevant questions

“ For people looking for a new job.

• Learn new skills:

If you are looking for a job try to improve your

skills that you feel will be an asset to find a new

job. You can do some courses.

You can find several courses adjusted t o

what you need, there are paid courses and free

courses if for some reason you don’t have

availability to pay one.

• Have always and updated CV and adapted

to the position you are applying, the must be

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Learn new skills and stay updated

• When looking for a job contact people that can

give references for you, make

them know that they might be contacted and

make a shortlist of people that can provide good

references from you to give to companies that

you are applying for jobs.

• Write a presentation letter adapted to each

advertisement you are replying, be objective and

write what is really important to call the

attention of the person is reading it and the

person really sees some reason to call your for

an interview”Artur Cardoso

Provide references and cover letter

Remember:These are the people who can make or break

your career path, so use their advice wisely!