The Statistics:

The statistics of the job search process are brutal. Most applicants learn form their mistakes, because getting to grips with the HR processes is too complex. But simple statistics can tell you much. In an average profile of applications to a typical job advert, whether that be via newsprint or the internet, the answers are:

20% of applicants are rejected because they don’t include a Cover Letter

20% are rejected because they don’t have the basic skills required

20% are rejected because of errors in their application – mostly spelling, also grammar

That last one is just a crazy statistic, and its one I always question when most good word processing programs include a spelling and grammar checker. But every month, my companies own statistics tell the same story!