7 tips to ensure a remarkable job application in social media

You may have applied for many jobs in the social media industry and wonder why you didn’t hear back from agencies you applied to by email. Companies receive tons of CVs and emails daily from job seekers. So how your job application email could stand out from the rest?

You may have the needed qualifications but if your email doesn’t express professionalism as a first impression barely your CV could be noticed.

To get  jobs in the social media industry, you should be keen on following many steps to avoid getting  your CV neglected by the HR

1. Create a professional email name
   Funnygeek@….com @ Mshmsh@….com, Etc, You may like your cool old email and usually check it, But teenage usernames are for social activities and personal use only, If you don’t have another email take a minute and create a business email in Gmail “is preferred”, a username should contain your first name and second or last name, If it’s not available you may add your year of birth.
   Adding an email profile photo is not required, feel free to add a professional photo for you or don’t, but never use flowers, balls, and other templates!
2. Don’t send to ALL companies in the same email… EVER
   You may find various jobs in social media companies. Don’t think to save your time and send your CV in only one email to all the companies. You should send to each company separately. gathering all “info@ & HR@” usernames for all companies in the same email is totally unprofessional, and your email could be marked as spam.
   
3. (no subject) are the most 2 hated words for Hr specialists
   Write a shorten subject describe the email content, don’t leave it empty, simply mention the job title you apply for, For Examples: Copywriting Vacancy, Digital Marketing Specialist Vacancy, Social Media Expert Seeking New Opportunity, … ETC
4. The email body is here for a reason
   You have to know that each part of the email has meaning and has to be filled with suitable content, there is common etiquette for sending an email, starting from the intro to the end of the email. briefly say formal hi and write short phrases of what you are applying for and an introduction about your years of experience in the social media industry to make the HR specialist open your cv and have a look.
5. Portfolio, CV, or Resume?
   Now we are in the email core, your experiences and qualifications are about to get noticed. The jobs in Social media and the digital marketing industry, in general, have a lot of job titles, each focuses on some keywords, For example:
   – If you are applying for a copywriting vacancy, you should send examples of your previous piece of content.
   – If you are applying for a digital marketing specialist position so you should focus on how many projects you’ve handled and which channels you worked on.
   – If you are applying for managerial level so your years of experience, high-level courses, and education are the most important here to be mentioned.
   Now you are able to decide which type of documents you will send to show your qualifications, Portfolio for the first example, CV for the second one, and CV or resume for the third case.
6. Attachment format is highly important
   The attachment file should be; Safe, with light size, and not open-source like word files, PDF is recommended. There are websites that provide an online profile to upload your CV and portfolio to be shown in well-designed shapes, like Behance.net & Contently.com.
7. Be honest about your experience
   Finally, you ought, to be honest about your exact experiences and qualifications, don’t underestimate yourself and don’t overestimate it as well, If you are in entry-level don’t be shy to mention it, the employer will respect this and will find the position that fits you If he has a suitable vacancy If you are in managerial level definitely mention it so don’t waste your time with calls that offer you entry-level positions that not fits your career path, An important point you should take care of is that the employer takes the age very seriously when he finds a fresh grade call himself a manager when his all experience is in student activities only! Then there is a big chance to close the email and don’t return back to it ever.