Posted by Katy Darrah in Discussion: The Do’s and Don’ts of application writing

Posted by Katy Darrah in Discussion: The Do’s and Don’ts of application writing

Posted by Adam W. in Discussion: The Do’s and Don’ts of application writing
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Good Afternoon All,

I hope your all well,

Following a brief discussion with Lind’s I ‘d like to invite you all in joining me on a discussion that been the Do’s and Don’ts of writing your application. Throughout, my years in the club I have submitted a number of applications for both Command and Cabinet/EA roles. I’d like us all to come together to discuss our opinions on what should be included in our applications and what shouldn’t we all have our own way of applying for roles but for those that are first time applicants. Were should they start?

The second point I have is what is the difference, when writing theses applications between applying for Command Roles (CO/XO) vs Cabinet and EA roles.

Thanks

Louis

Follow instructions. If someone has asked you to provide X, Y and Z, then provide X, Y, and Z to the best of your ability. Yes, these various admin type roles in the club are exceptional low stakes in a RL sense (this isn’t about your livelihood), but some roles require precision attention to detail. The ability to follow a set of instructions (and clarify if something isn’t clear to you) is very important.

~Linds

I suggest showing your application to get some feedback before submitting it. The amount of effort people put into these applications varies greatly. Some put almost no effort into it and some probably go a bit overboard.

To ammend this, I meant showing the application to someone neutral first who isn’t involved in the decision.

Keep in mind that many times the deciding authority is forced to tell people no, even sometimes good candidates. Nothing confirms more to the person that made the choice that they made the right decision than someone who was passed over reacting immaturely to not getting chosen.

Adam W.

Stick to the topic at hand. If the application wants to know how you’ll fix problem ABC, they don’t want to know how your ship is doing, unless that’s relevant to the problem.

Capybara

I tend to view it like any other job application; you want to focus on what the application is asking for and make sure that is clearly and concisely addressed. Hopefully, the application invitation post will make it obvious what the particular appointing authority is looking for (something I hope to make sure people are doing this term!).

Not receiving a spot doesn’t always mean you’re not a solid, good candidate, either. It just means that there was someone who was a better fit.

Sarah