Compiled by Mrs Miriam George

Asst Professor Dept of MBA

CMRIT

REASONS WHY RECRUITER'S DON'T READ YOUR JOB

APPLICATION EMAIL:

REASONS Reason 1:Your Subject Line Lacks Clarity Reason 2: Salutation Reason 3: Unclear Message body Reason 4: Spelling, Punctuations & Grammatical

Mistakes and Short Forms Reason 5: Sending a Generic email

Bad Examples Of Subject Line

Subject Line: Resume

Subject Line: Ramesh Resume

No Subject

Good Examples of Subject Line

Application for the post of Network Engineer Reference Number 16758Resume Attached for Network EngineerCV Attached for Network Engineer 8 yrs Exp, CISCO Certified

Bad Examples Of Salutation

“ Hi “ “ Hi Sir ”

“ Hey Aishwarya “ “ Hello Ramu Sir “

“ Dear Sir/Madam ”

Good Examples Of Email Salutation

“Dear Mr Ranveer” “Dear Ms Deepika”

Unclear Message Body ”

“I have lurnt Word for Widows, computor operations and spreasheet progroms”

“I received a plague for Salesperson of the Year”

 'Reason for leaving last job: maturity leave.‘'I am loyal to my employer at all

costs....Please feel free to respond to my résumé on my office voice mail.'

MESSAGE BODY

Compiled by Mrs Miriam George, Asst Professor, Dept of MBA, CMRIT

Clear Message Body

“This is with reference to the job application for the post of Network Engineer dated 01/02/2016, Reference Code-14GH56. I have attached my resume for your perusal.”

Reason 4: Spelling/Grammar Mistakes and Short Forms

“PFA, FYI or Bcoz”“FYI, I’ve attchd CV 4 ref”“Pls attch my resume”“You will find me attached as

resme”“ Pls, Open my resume”

Reason 5: Sending a Generic email

Dear Sir/Madam,I’m attaching my CV for the post of1.Network Engineer2.Lecturer in MCA dept3.Program Analyst Please refer my CV for whichever applicable.

Email Signature:

Make your signature professional. Make sure your signature have your name,

phone number and email ID.