The document outlines crucial advice for job applicants, emphasizing the importance of following application instructions and providing evidence of relevant skills rather than making vague claims. It highlights the need to understand the company's culture and tailor applications accordingly, as recruiters at BrightCarbon value personalized and well-thought-out submissions. Ultimately, applicants should demonstrate genuine interest and fit for the role to stand out among many candidates.

1. RECRUITMENT
BrightCarbon
from
DAVID TALAVERA ANNA SMITH

2. THERE’S SO MUCH
TO CONSIDER
When looking
for a job.

3. You must never...
make sure you...
in my opinion...
AND THERE’S
TONS OF ADVICE
out there

4. AND THERE’S
TONS OF ADVICE
out there
ON WHAT TO WRITE
and how to write it ,

5. AND THERE’S
TONS OF ADVICE
out there
ON WHAT TO WRITE
and how to write it ,
what to wear
IN AN INTERVIEW,

6. HOW TO
WRITE YOUR
‘LINKEDIN’
HOW TO
WRITE YOUR
‘LINKEDIN’

7. WHAT
WORDS
HOW TO
WRITE YOUR
‘LINKEDIN’
HOW TO
to use, to describe
WRITE YOUR
‘LINKEDIN’
ACTION WORDS!
YOUR EXPERIENCE
‘STRONG’
VERBS!

8. It’s often
CONRADICTORY,
CONFUSING,
OVERWHELMING.
&
I’m jolly-well
kerfuffled!
...

9. answers
answers
I DON’T
HAVE ANY
MAGICAL ANSWERS

10. answers
answers
I DON’T
HAVE ANY
MAGICAL ANSWERS
-because probably
THE MOST TRUE
BIT OF ADVICE YOU’LL HEAR IS...

11. ...there are
NO
MAGICAL ANSWERS.

12. But I can tell you
a little bit about
WHAT
I’VE
LEARNED

13. Read the application
instructions and
1.
FOLLOW
THEM.

14. Read the application
instructions and
1.
FOLLOW
THEM.
IF THIS TRIPS YOU UP, THEN I THINK YOU SHOULD
MOVE BACK IN WITH YOUR PARENTS AND OFFER
TO CLEAN THEIR HOUSE FOR A LIVING.

15. For example, we often ask for a
CV and cover letter.
IF YOU DON’T SEND BOTH
PROPERLY TARGETED
TOWARDS THE JOB...
then it’s
BYE BYE
application.
TRASH

16. P.S. You’d be amazed how many people don’t do this.
At least half our applications are from people who have
clearly just clicked “Apply” on a job search platform and
submitted a cover-letter-less, generic CV.
IT’S NOT HARD,
IT’S NOT
ROCKET
SCIENCE
so just do it.

17. you’ve read the
job spec and
APPLICATION
INSTRUCTIONS
NOW YOU ARE SITTING DOWN
TO WRITE THIS COVER LETTER
AND CUSTOMISE YOUR C.V
SO, WHAT’S NEXT?

18. DON’T JUST READ
THE JOB SPEC
2.
READ INTO
THE JOB SPEC
AND PROVE IT.

19. WE LOOK FOR CANDIDATES
WHO TAKE THE TIME
TO REALLY
UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE JOB SPEC
IS LOOKING FOR

20. WHAT THE JOB SPEC
IS LOOKING FOR
and who can provide
some kind of evidence
FOR THE SKILLS/NATURAL WAY OF THINKING THAT WE SEEK
WE LOOK FOR CANDIDATES
WHO TAKE THE TIME
TO REALLY
UNDERSTAND

21. This means we
are not impressed
when someone says
“ I AM CREATIVE.”
TOOT !

22. we are impressed
WHEN SOMEONE SAYS:
This means we
are not impressed
when someone says
“ I AM CREATIVE.”
..AND REBUILDING OLD RADIOS, BEING SHINING
EXAMPLES OF QUIRKY CREATIVITY’’
‘’THROUGHOUT MY LIFE I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
SOMETHING OF AN ODDBALL IN MY HOBBIES,
CREATING MINI-NINJAS OUT OF CERAMIC..

23. Don’t make vacuous claims
about yourself just to match
the job description.
IF THE JOB IS
RIGHT FORYOU,
THEN SHOW US
WITH EVIDENCE. You?

24. so you’ve nailed the
application instructions
Right,
AND RESPONDED
TO THE JOB SPEC
WITH ROBUST EVIDENCE

25. 3.KNOW
your
AUDIENCE

26. Don’t just
THE JOB SPEC
TO WHICH YOU
ARE APPLYING
think about the company
THINK ABOUT

27. OR ARE THEY AN INTERNATIONAL
COLLECTION OF CONSULTANTS?

28. THE WEBSITE IS A
GREAT PLACE
TO BEGIN
TO UNDERSTAND THE
NATURE OF A COMPANY,
TO THINK ABOUT WHETHER
YOU’RE A CULTURAL FIT
as well as having the
appropriate competencies
WWW.BRIGH

30. KEEP IN MIND THAT
THERE ARE PEOPLE
ON THE END OF
YOUR APPLICATION
READING YOUR
APPLICATION EMAIL
REVIEWING YOUR
COVER LETTER
SEEING THE SUBJECT LINE
skimming your C.V.
(Because let’s be honest,
most people skim C.V’s)

31. YOU MAY FEEL AS THOUGH
YOU ARE ONLYONE OF HUNDREDS
OF APPLICANTS
(which often you are)
and therefore lost in the crowd.

32. But at BrightCarbon, and
every other institution I have
worked in, I’ve seen a team of
people who take a lot of care
looking through applications.
YOU MAY FEEL AS THOUGH
YOU ARE ONLYONE OF HUNDREDS
OF APPLICANTS
(which often you are)
and therefore lost in the crowd.

33. taken the time
You’ve
TO APPLY FOR A JOB
to join our exciting team
and we want to make sure we take
TIME TO CAREFULLY
REVIEWWHETHER
YOU SEEM LIKE
A GOOD FIT.

34. SO, I GUESS
Oh spiffing!
A recap?
Jolly good!
if there was
A SUMMARY
of what I’ve
LEARNED
about recruiting in a small
company, while working
AT BRIGHTCARBON

35. WE ARE A
PERSONAL
COMPANY

36. We are small enough to all know each
other and we intentionally take the time
to develop relationships with each other.
WE ARE A
PERSONAL
COMPANY

37. We are small enough to all know each
other and we intentionally take the time
to develop relationships with each other.
WE ARE A
PERSONAL
COMPANY
OUR APPLICATION
PROCESS IS NO DIFFERENT

38. IF YOU SHOW YOU
ARE INTERESTED
IN BEING
PART OF
OUR TEAM
We want to see that you’ve
taken the time
to care.

39. THAT YOU’VE TAKEN
THE TIME TO
UNDERSTAND
WHETHER
YOU REALLY
FIT THE ROLE

40. THAT YOU TAKE US
SERIOUSLY ENOUGHto engage with us
in a way that
DEMONSTRATES
how you’d be a
GOOD FIT
IN OUR TEAM

41. BUT DON’T ASSUME
JUST BECAUSE YOU
KNOW HOW TO APPLY
EFFECTIVELY
That means you’re
A SHOE -IN
and rigorously filter
applications for the
basic requirements.
WE ARE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES
TO BE A PART OF THE BRIGHTCARBON TEAM

42. WE LOOK
FOR REALLY
CLEVER PEOPLE

43. WE LOOK
FOR REALLY
CLEVER PEOPLE
who have
strong
portfolios
AND DESIGNERS

44. WE LOOK
FOR REALLY
CLEVER PEOPLE
AND DESIGNERS
EVEN IF IT IS JUST DEMONSTRATED IN ACADEMIA
who have
strong
portfolios

45. THERE MUST BE
SUBSTANCE
UNDERLYING
YOUR EFFECTIVELY
communicated
applications

46. AFTER
SOME
YEARS
AWAY
YOU ARE COMING BACK
INTO THE JOB MARKET
SO,WHETHER
JOBS THIS WAY!

47. OR BRIGHT EYED
AND BUSHY TAILED
JUST GRADUATING
UNIVERSITY

48. GOOD
LUCK!

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