Optimize Your Resume

Following on from this, another form of technology that hiring professionals are embracing are Application Tracking Systems (ATSs). These help employers and hiring managers to find relevant resumes by searching for set criteria and keywords. For this reason, you need to make sure that your resume is optimized for ATSs if you want to beat the bots and get noticed!

The best way to do this is by using keywords throughout your resume. You can take these from the job description, whether it’s certain skills or qualifications. So, make sure to include these terms throughout. This will help the ATS to quickly recognize that you’re a good match for the role and put your resume forward to the hiring manager.

For example, if you were applying for a Recreation Coordinator role, you could utilize keywords such as leadership, teamwork or budgeting. Alternatively, if you were looking for a Housing Specialist position, you might use phrases such as ‘maintaining new contracts’ or ‘reviewing HUD regulations’.

Prepare to Be ‘Googled’

In the age of the internet, it’s naive to think that hiring professionals aren’t doing their research on you as well. But the truth is that most employers confess to ‘Googling’ candidates before inviting them in for an interview.

Because of this, you need to make sure that you clean up your online presence. This is particularly important when applying for jobs in Government, as you’ll not only be representing a huge organization but ultimately your country. Any controversial content or online exchanges you’ve had in the past could damage your chances of landing the job.

The best way around this is by Googling yourself first and seeing what comes up. Imagine you’re a hiring manager. Would you be excited by what you found, or would you have any concerns about the candidate (in this case, you)? If you find any old blog posts, social media profiles, Tweets or exchanges that you’re worried about, it’s best to delete them if you can.

Not only this, but it’s a good idea to set your social media profiles to private. This will limit what employers can see and means they’ll only have full access if they send you a request to connect online.

Are you ready to land your next Government job?

If you’re looking for your next exciting career move right now, be sure to take into consideration the three trends we’ve outlined above.

Be prepared for technology by optimizing your resume and brushing up on your video interview techniques. It could also be time to clean up your online presence to ensure hiring professionals won’t find any ghosts from your past when conducting an online search of your name.