Hellooo {{First Name| there}},
You know what gets a “yes” in six seconds and what gets skipped.
So why does your own application look like everyone else’s? 😅
A Google recruiter in Dublin shared a few simple fixes for avoiding the usual application mistakes. Here’s what they mean for HR job seekers. 👇
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🎯 5 Application Tips from a Google Recruiter
📄 Keep a master resume, then tailor it
Write down all your experience in one master resume, even if it runs three to four pages. For each role, use Gemini and the job description to build a tailored version from it. You never start from scratch, and every application still looks made for that job.
🎯 Apply to three roles at most
Pick the roles that closely match your experience. Check both the minimum and the preferred qualifications before you hit apply. Fewer applications, better fit.
⭐ Use STAR for behavioural questions
Situation, Task, Action, Result. You’ve asked candidates for STAR answers hundreds of times. Prepare yours before you sit in the other chair.
🧠 Show how you think
Ask clarifying questions, explain your assumptions, and structure your answers, especially on open-ended problems. Recruiters want to see your thinking, not just your final answer.
🤝 Show the values they hire for
Think about how you handle uncertainty, how you consider users’ needs, how you make ethical decisions, and how your actions helped your team. For HR, your “users” are your employees and your hiring managers. Have a real example ready for each.
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🎩 Job title: HR Manager
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📝 Brief description of the role: End-to-end HR operations and employee lifecycle
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🎩 Job title: Talent Partner
🌍 Location: Remote
📝 Brief description of the role: Sales hiring experience.
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🎩 Job title: HR Generalist
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📝 Brief description of the role: End to end: hiring, onboarding, policies, performance, engagement and the employee lifecycle.
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You already know what good looks like from the other side.
Now make your own application look like the one you’d shortlist. 🎯
See you again soon 🐾
— The TSOW Team
