Being Articulate Is Key to Successful Job Applications

Perri Capell responds to a reader who can’t seem to find a new job, notwithstanding the fact that he’s been with one of the top 4 accounting firms for 18 years and with a financial firm for 4 years. After being unemployed for 2 years now, he is really discouraged: “I’m willing to start at a lower level, but employers can’t seem to figure out what I am, or they lose interest because I’m unemployed.”
Clarity is key to job applications, as employers won’t waste their time figuring out what you are trying to say or how you can contribute to their business. In order to articulate your thoughts clearly, you have to be clear in your head first. Most of the time, people are unclear because they don’t really know what they want to say. To summarize: clarify your thought process, then re-draft your resume and cover letter.

If you’ve been trying for a while and can’t seem to find a new job, you need to look at what you did and change things. Don’t keep doing what doesn’t work.
* The article is unclear as to whether the person used a professional resume writer to write his resume for him, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t. Read this: Why You Should Hire a Professional Resume Writer
How to Better Articulate Where You Fit Professionally, The Wall Street Journal
Article courtesy of WorkBloom, an employment blog incorporating a comprehensive career resources section, including the largest database of professionally written resume and cover letter samples on the Web.