2022-06-07 08:41:20
Для тех, кто подавал на позицию в UZH и в принципе тем, кто ищет работу. Очень хороший фидбек, о том, как в Швейцарии подают свои резюме (от hiring manager, которая изначально и разместила позицию):
Over the last few days, I've been receiving applications for research assistant jobs. I would like to summarise several issues of the application package that reduce a candidate's chances. Many of these are applicable also outside of academia:
You need to send all documents required by the job posting. If you do not have some of them, describe shortly why a particular document is missing and whether you will be able to provide it later. Otherwise, your application is not complete and most likely will not be considered at all.
Follow the requirements for document length. If the resume is max. 3 pages, then it should be so. Otherwise, one might think that you are inattentive.
If the job specifies to whom the documents should be addressed to, then refer exactly to this person or group of persons in the greeting. Only if it doesn’t, you can use 'To whom it may concern' or similar.
From personal experience: I am managing the project and recruiting for the project team (and written in the first place in the job description). Together with a (male) colleague (of the same academic level) who is involved in the project, we receive and review applications. It puzzles me when the greeting is addressed to my colleague only. In the best case I think the applicant is inattentive; in the worst case I think they have some gender bias. What would you choose?
Follow the guideline on how you should submit your application. I posted the position on many resources, some allow users send documents to an employer. My job posting states that the application should be submitted via email though. The chance that documents sent through the wrong channel will be considered is low.
Trivial, but: your cover letter and resume should be modified to show you fit the position, why you are interested in it and how you want to contribute.
Almost a deadly sin: mixing up the employer's name you are applying to - most likely happens when standard letters are sent out.
Errors in the text, grammatical or spelling errors, double spaces or other "stray" punctuation marks. We all make mistakes, but even if the job language is native to you, proofread your documents. If it's not your native language, all the more so. It could be a professional proofreading service or just your friends or colleagues you trust.
Visual messiness: documents should look clean and well-structured. You don't need fancy fonts or colorful, creative templates. Simplicity and neatness.
If you have publications in a foreign language and you send your list of publications to places where this language is certainly not understood - translate the publication list and indicate the language of the original.
If you are asked for scans of documents (for example, diplomas), then do not send their photos (especially on couches or with manicures in the picture). There are now many apps that make a neat document out of a photo - use them.
I hope that these tips will be useful.
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