Online job application basics

These are a couple of general courtesies I ask my students to observe when they apply to any company;

1) Make sure that your application has a especially tailored covering letter for every company you apply to. It is a cardinal sin to send the same application to a bunch of companies via the same email (make the effort to edit portions to suit each company you apply to individually)

2) Most people who apply to the Media industry have a passion for Media. This fact alone is simply not enough, you must list work you admire and have tried to emulate. If you can please list maps, models or art that you have contributed to fan and open source projects (this can be a huge bonus).

3) Make sure that you have online links to all you portfolio work rather than simply sending zip folders so as to spare the people who receive it the hassle of downloading huge email packets.

4) Make sure that you resume is concise yet detailed with emphasis on work that you have done rather than a list of software you know.

5) Do not use graphics backgrounds on your resume that make the size of the document bigger and can get smudged or disfigured when printed on economy mode (default mode for printers in most offices)

6) Make sure that you resume lists important details such as contact number and things such as passport availability etc.

7) Make sure that you use proper and polite language since not everyone knows and/or understands sms speak.

8) Do not include frivolous information such as hobbies unless they happen to be related to the job you are applying for.

9) Do not waste column space by listing scores for individual subjects or subjects that you took in your secondary school