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Learning how to read a job ad can make your job search<\/a> much easier. First, you\u2019ll be in a better position to target your resume and cover letter. And, second, you\u2019ll be able to determine which jobs suit you.<\/p>\n Understand Who Writes Job Ads<\/strong> Know Who The Job Ad Targets<\/strong> How To Read A\u00a0Job Ad<\/strong><\/p>\n Once you know how to read a job ad, you\u2019ll be more likely to experience success with your job search and job interview<\/a>. And you may be able to identify improvements you can make to your resume<\/a> and cover letter<\/a>. Sign up for customized Job Alerts<\/a> to receive email notifications about jobs that fit YOU!<\/p>\n Related resume advice<\/p>\n Learning how to read a job ad can make your job search much easier. First, you\u0092ll be in a better position to target your resume and cover letter. And, second, you\u0092ll be able to determine which jobs suit you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9986,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions\/9986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nJob ads are written by people who want you to apply for the job. They want the job and the company to appeal to you. Sometimes, companies jazz up a job ad to make a boring or undesirable company or job sound great.<\/p>\n
\nBut, when companies write job ads, they usually don\u2019t want a huge response. It takes hours to sift through resumes. Companies write job ads to attract a small, select group of applicants. If you understand how to read the job ad, you can write your resume to meet the employer’s criteria. For example, you can tailor your resume career objective<\/a> and resume career profile<\/a> to the information in the job ad.<\/p>\n\n
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