4 Ways to Show You Meet the Job Requirements

4 Ways to Show You Meet the Job Requirements4 Ways to Show You Meet the Job RequirementsImprove the chances of getting the job by showcasing the right credentials on your resume and during the interview.Every job has a different set of requirements, and every hiring manager has to justify the salary youre asking them to offer you. Help them by building enough evidence to make it clear youre worth the money.QuantifySum up the bottom-line effect of specific projects in which you participated, and be ready to assign a dollar figure to the role you played be able to describe that role and why the estimation makes sense.Count your chickens If youre in sales or business development or services where part of your role is to generate billable hours, compare your revenue growth to others or to your quota. Provide mora detail than you think you should be ready to back them up with mora evidence. Russell Watkins, principal of Executive Search Professionals,CertifyIf youre in a heavily regulated industry that requires certifications for specific job roles, dont even apply until you have the right ones. Once you have them, list them high in your resume to make it clear that you have them and get them out of the way.If certifications arent required, do some research to figure out which ones will do some good. An MBA isnt required to get into the executive suite, but having one doesnt hurt. Being a certified aromatherapist, on the other hand, wont enhance your chances of landing a global supply-chain operations jobs. Sharon Jautz, an HR consultant specializing in online and digital media. Jautz was previously a HR executive at companies such as Forbes Inc. and Playboy Enterprises Inc.Demonstrate experienceLots of companies are avoiding overqualified candidates because theyre too expensive and too great a flight risk. Make sure you either have the right number of years of experience or can make it obvious in your resume and cover letter that you prefer the level of responsibil ity in this job and wont be moving on any time soon. Russell WatkinsGet your hands dirtyThe poor economy and relentless flattening of corporate hierarchies has forced companies to do more with less often to do more with a lot less. They want to hire people that are good strategists and managers, but also good individual contributors. In your resume, talk up your leadership and strategic contributions, but dont forget to show what part of the project you accomplished personally, and show them how. Shane Cox, manager of talent acquisition at Harvard Business Publishingclose dialogAdvertisement close dialog/* effects for .bx-campaign-1012255 *//* custom css .bx-campaign-1012255 */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012255.bx-type-agilityzone .bx-close z-index 2-ms-keyframes bx-anim-1012255-spin from -ms-transform rotate(0deg) to -ms-transform rotate(360deg) -moz-keyframes bx-anim-1012255-spin from -moz-transform rotate(0deg) to -moz-transform rotate(360deg) -webkit-keyframes bx-anim-1012255-spin from -webkit-transform rotate(0deg) to -webkit-transform rotate(360deg) keyframes bx-anim-1012255-spin from transform rotate(0deg) to transform rotate(360deg) bx-close-inside-1012255 top 0 right 0 /* KD - Remove padding from video wrapper and set height to 100% */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-row-video .bx-video-wrapper padding-top 0important height 100%.bx-custombx-campaign-1012255 bx-creative-1012255 .bx-wrap height auto/* KD - Change positioning to static as that was not necesaary and here you can adjust the height of the video element */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-row-video .bx-video-wrapper video position static/* rendered styles .bx-campaign-1012255 */.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255.bx-active-step-1 .bx-creative *first-child width 100%.bxc.bx- campaign-1012255.bx-active-step-1 .bx-creative background-color transparentborder-style nonemax-width 900px.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255.bx-active-step-1 .bx-close stroke whitebackground-color blackborder-style solidborder-color whiteborder-width 1px.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-group-1012255-AFvXBOB padding 10pxdisplay blockwidth auto.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-element-1012255-J0EiS8Y width auto.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-element-1012255-J0EiS8Y *first-child padding 2px 4pxfont-size 10pxcolor rgb(255, 255, 255)text-transform uppercasebackground-color rgb(0, 0, 0)background-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34)