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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also be qualified. Most are not. For a role truly just posted on line with no headhunter by HR they will get a lot of applications.

For instance show progression that you have been at roles where promoted more than once.

Have a MBA or equivalent from a real school. Not some on-line BS stuff.

Have appropriate certifications.

Show some real companies. For instance work at regulator of company, have Big Senior Mgr or Director experience, work at name brand companies, JP Morgan, Capital One, Microsoft, Google etc.

Have some speaking experience. Present at industry conferences.

Have a great LinkedIn profile with right amount of connections.

Look the part.

If 3,000 people apply and HR knocks it down to 30-50 resumes to share and they want to bring in 10 people for interview and then three to final interviews can you do it based on your background.

Be confident. Everytime you should get to final 3 if you know what you are doing. In Final three it means all of you are equally qualified and it is wild card at this point. Win some lose some. My favorite someone I know made it to final three with me. After hired I was told I was more Young and Hip the other two candidates. I was actually older than the other two candidates. I was just better dressed, more energy, dropped of older jobs resume and I was a bit chatty. Could have killed me. But when hired the person I replaced who was fired was an old stuck in mud person who was argumentative no one liked. In fact company hated department because of her. She ruled Iron Fist but at same time not that bright and staff hated her. So to be honest. They wanted to go the opposite. Guess what I did the same thing next job interview as final 3 and blew up in face. they wanted more conservatives buttoned up all business and I blew it so bad they offered it to first person, he turned them down, but time he backed out seond person got another job and then my headhunter broke news they are re-opening search. But in end they hired someone from like a Wasp from CT reminded me of Lorelai Gilmore's Dad from Gilmore Girls and I was never going to fit in.

But in the "blind auditions" meaning applying on line you got to get back filters and HR to even play in the game.

And also you will be set up a few times. I absolutely 100 percent nailed final three interviews  and they already picked out person and the three people was a dog and pony show. They had person they wanted but company policy have to do interviews anyhow.

And timing is everything. My biggest job of life I got was they let search drag on too long. National Search, rejected a lot of people was looking one year. Finally Board stepped in and set you have to fill the role ASAP. I never applied till pure coincidence the board gave that speech. So in end I was just competing against very little people.          
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This is exceptional advice. Wish we could pin it to the top of this forum. [/quote]

Thanks for sharing! Very helpful![/quote]

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