Why Didnt I Get An Interview

Phil's Careers Blog Why Didn’t I Get An Interview? By Phil Gerard It’s a job seekers’ marketplace for fundraisers, particularly in Vancouver. We have a expertise scarcity of frontline fundraisers and one of the reasons, in my opinion, is that Vancouver has not historically been a major presents fundraising market. Cities like Toronto have a better focus of universities, hospital foundations and different retailers with a strong historical past in main gift fundraising. Furthermore, most nationwide workplaces are headquartered in the east. However, many charities right here who've been successful with annual giving strategies (such as events and unsolicited mail appeals) have now acquired a donor base that's ready for management and major reward cultivation. Therefore, we now see an growing want for trained, experienced, improvement officers and major present officers with a proven observe record. So why is it that some job seekers nonetheless have bother touchdown interviews? Here are some possibl e reasons: Out of Work It’s at all times easier to find a job when you're employed. So suppose twice earlier than resigning! When people are unemployed hiring managers wonder why that is. Even if there’s a superbly good purpose it makes employers feel more comfortable if someone is presently working. If there is a robust response to a job vacancy hiring managers may be focussing on employed candidates first. Short Stints We all know that we have a turnover downside in our occupation. As noted onPenelope Burke’s weblog we are actually well beneath two years as a mean tenure for frontline fundraisers. While many fundraisers are getting recruited into progressively extra senior positions brief stints can nonetheless raise eyebrows with hiring managers and recruiters and make them nervous about your staying power. Fundraisers who've been employed for a good time period with a good group will most probably get an interview if their background aligns well with the position. Poor Ré sumé Presentation Your résumé is your potential ticket to an interview the place we will persuade a selection committee with our gentle abilities (our persona, our fit with the culture, and so on.) but if we don’t current our résumé in the very best means we could never get that probability. This is actually primary stuff but a résumé must be flawless by way of spelling and grammar and it must be appealing in presentation and easily legible. I personally don’t have a desire for a particular format or structure as long as I can find out by a fast scan what a candidate has completed. Poor Alignment Some have eclectic résumés like me. If you learn mine you see a fundraiser, a recruiter, and a group relations specialist. When presenting a résumé for a fundraising job remember to highlight your fundraising experience and make it relevant for a fundraising position. Be certain to always tailor your résumé to the position and never pump functions out ‘en masse’. I came across a résumé of somebody the opposite day who has not been in fundraising for over five years however had strong expertise before that. Unfortunately, many recruiters and hiring managers glance at your final job and that’s how they categorize you as a professional. Therefore, it’s crucial to seek out ways to spotlight your experience successfully. Strong Candidate Pool Sometimes we just want to simply accept that there are people extra qualified then us. There is nothing mistaken with us or our résumé. You can solely present the truth in the absolute best light and typically what we have to supply is just not sufficient in comparison to the opposite candidates within the competition. If you could have trouble securing interviews a few of the above points could be the rationale why. But even when you get the interview doesn't mean that you will get the job. Next time I will speak about some things that may have happened in the final interview that would clarify why you di dn’t get that job! Post navigation Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting utilizing your Google account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting utilizing your Twitter account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting using your Facebook account. (Log Out/ Change) Connecting to %s Notify me of latest feedback by way of e-mail. Notify me of recent posts through e mail. Email Subscription Enter your e mail handle to observe my NEW weblog and keep on high of the most recent profession alternatives and fundraising news. Sign me up! Follow On Twitter Browse by Category Phil’s Careers Tweets Error: Twitter didn't respond. Please wait a couple of minutes and refresh this web page.