Webinar 5: Understanding the job application process in Germany

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Webinar 5Understanding the job application process in Germany

Presenter: Mithun Sridharan

Agenda

• Introduction to IntrVu Consulting

•Recruitment process & hiring funnel

•Empirical data & analysis

•Common application mistakes

•Areas to focus on

•Profiling to overcome rejections

•Our services & how we could help

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Introduction to IntrVu Consulting

•Advisory based in Germany• Registered legal entity in Eschborn (Hessen)

• Operating from Heidelberg

• Teams in Chemnitz, Stuttgart & Berlin

•Focus:• International students & professionals

•Services• Admissions coaching

• Career coaching

• Interview preparation


Recruitment in Germany (and elsewhere) follows several stages

Offer

Shortlist

Face-to-face interviews

Shortlist

Case interview*

Shortlist

Assessment

Shortlist

Telephone interview

Shortlist

Application


• Process subject to a company’s discretion

• Candidates eliminated at each stage

• Time span: few weeks to months

• It’s a marathon, not a sprint!

• Preparation is key!

The hiring funnel is a significant challenge in getting hired

1000 view the job posting

200 start the application process

100 finish the application

75 eliminated by ATS

25 reviewed by HR

4 – 6 invited to 1st round of interviews

1-3 invited to 2nd

round

1 hired


•Hiring funnelWatch our recorded webinar on YouTube!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs4zPZ07Wp4

•Employment laws

•Personality & fit

•Know-how

•For International applicants• Linguistic barriers

• Cultural barriers

• Visa issues

• And, many more challenges!

The hiring funnel varies across the globe


60

12.7

5

1.4

Review

Screening

Interviews

Offers

25

8.5

4.5

1.6

34

14.1

7.5

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AMERICAS8% interviewed

EUROPE13% interviewed

APAC22% interviewed

Courtesy: LinkedIn statisticsSample space: 1000 candidates

Candidates send out over 300 applications to land 1 job


Applications follow a Gaussian distribution


Recruiters view applications within 10 days on an average


Recruiters will most probably shortlist candidates within 10 days of posting the job opening


Our analysis confirms the hiring funnel in action


Where could things go wrong?

Applicationstrategy

Coverletter

CurriculumVitae/Resume

Transcripts

Interviews

Negotiation


A job application is NOT a numbers game!

Item What candidates do

Application strategy No application strategy (what is it, anyway?)

Cover letter Ignore cover letters

CV / Resume Standard template (Europass)

Transcripts All or nothing

Interviews No framework or structure

Negotiation Under- / over-sell


Curriculum Vitae / Resume is the MOST important document!


• CV should be the meat of your application

• Could be longer

• Only include relevant information

• Do NOT use standard templates

• 90% of the candidates we have helped use

Europass CV format

• But

• CV is a backward-looking document

• Include a cover letter (forward-looking)

Your CV helps you progress through the various stages


• It is important to profile your CV

• Does your CV match the criteria mentioned in

the job description?

• Else, your CV will not be picked by the ATS

For sales / management jobs, my CV profiles as follows


We profile your CVs for a fee. Get in touch!

But, overcoming the machine is NOT sufficient


• Your documents should be well formatted

• Should showcase you as a professional

• Content should match the job

requirements

• Be attractive to machines AND humans!

• Subscribe to our YouTube! Channel

• Number of videos on CV formatting!

• All for free!

• More content (coming soon)

How can IntrVu help?


• Audits / Reviews

• Application strategy consulting

• Interview frameworks

• Best practices

Get in touch

! http://www.intrvu-consulting.com

" [email protected]

# +49 176 9792 4897

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Webinar 5: Understanding the job application process in Germany