The #1 Element Companies Are Looking for in Your Application

It’s not education status. It’s not experience. It’s not promises

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I have said it multiple times, and I will repeat it: The market is dirty.

You will see people claiming titles when they know that they aren’t no HR Consultants or are no Digital Marketing Strategists. The worst part is that you will also fall into that trap.

Let’s face it: applying with the title of the undergraduate student next to your name will bring you another step closer to rejection. And don’t get it twisted. I am with you on this one.

As I mentioned in some of my articles, I am more than willing to accept that you want to be called a copywriter, for instance, provided that you have the skills. But I am a fellow copywriter. And I am a fellow workaholic, so I know where you want to get, and I support that.

This is my little connection to the philosophical utilitarianism approach about the application process. The ends justify the means, so if you believe in your abilities and you have the skills to do it, claim something you haven’t been awarded by your university yet, so you can get the job and prove your worth.

But for most people working at this stage of their life will have an easier time…