4 ideas to make your application original

Standing out in the job market, is THE concern when you search for a position.

After all, there's got to be a way to pull your weight and get noticed by recruiters, right? Since you're asking yourself that question, we're giving you the 4 best tricks to make your application stand out and land your dream job. Let's get started...

How can you stand out among hundreds, thousands of applications for the same position? Simple, you need to differentiate yourself intelligently. To help, here are our 4 ideas for making your application original.

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A website resume

The animated CV (media format)

An online portfolio CV

Social recruiting

A website CV

For example, have you considered digitizing your resume?

Concretely, instead of editing your good old PDF version CV (it's not useless either), you could take it to the next level by communicating it via digital. How? With a "one page" website to display your CV (dynamic, modern, even avant-garde effect guaranteed). All you have to do is buy a url with your name on it, and you're done (or almost).

The animated CV (media format)

Another way to get yourself noticed by recruiters: an online CV in video format (not a feature film either, rest assured). This will take you out of the classic framework of the good old paper CV, and make you stand out from the crowd. Or, you could propose an audio CV in the style of podcast shows: efficient and concise, the recruiter will have the leisure to hear you express yourself before meeting you.

As you can see, creating a CV website or producing a dynamic video layout of your CV are all trendy solutions that make the difference among multiple applications.

Between the surprise effect, the "wow" effect and the sensation of discovering a candidate who's resourceful and talented, the recruiter has plenty to win over.

A portfolio CV online

The digital format for your CV can make all the difference! That's not all: to take things a step further, you could also think about harmonizing your CV with a portfolio. Or even - like a brand - use a unique charte graphique (color code), which would be repeated on your social networks.

Of course, it's essential to optimize your CV (update it, make it attractive, etc.). But it's the content that's essential if you're to stand out in front of recruiters at interviews.

Social recruiting (social networks)

Did you know? "social recruiting" is coming in full force!

It's all about recruiters using social networks to unearth new talent. So how do you communicate effectively to get spotted by recruiters?

Here are our top tips:

1. Create posts, articles, content: share your expertise on social networks;
2. Learn how to distribute your content (comment, share, strategically and effectively);
3. Put yourself in a recruiter's shoes: what type of content do they like to consult?

For example, if you are a supermarket area manager, it would be a good idea to sharemanagement tips, or the latest innovations in fresh produce packaging etc...

Interact on LinkedIn with people who bring you closer to your ideal network. Share your CV, use your imagination and, above all, be a player in your recruitment.

In short, you've got it: adopting for an attractive format and creating the difference will get you noticed by recruiters.

It's up to you to take care of certain elements, and target exchanges with contacts of strategic interest to you.

Be inthe right places and convey an attractive image, which hints at your expertise: recruiters won't be long in contacting you!