Here is the scenario: Suppose you are the employer and there are several, possibly too many applicants for the job that you have advertised through a job search website. Suppose that you cannot meet with the applicants in person and all youve got is a bunch of applications with their resumes and responses to the selection criteria.

In this reflective discussion, we would like you to briefly answer the following questions:

1. If you were the employer, how would you rate your own application? Would you employ yourself? Why?
2. How can you become the best candidate for the job? How could you strengthen your job application?
3. Why taking an external (the employers or a peer reviewers) perspective on ones skills is helpful when seeking jobs? Why an ability to objectively assess skills is important for self-improvement?
4. How can a job seeker benefit from using business strategy methods and tools (for example, VRINEor VRIOanalysis) for self-assessment, and why?

A22 I am writing this cover letter as I saw your advertisement on the website seeking an assistant financial advisor and wanted to offer my credentials. As per the criteria, Tam familiar with the skills required in the advertisement to become an ideal candidate believe that if given an opportunity I would be a value addition to your company Further I would like to introduce myself, I am a result oriented and motivated financial advisorIm self motivated and believe in planning the things to achieve the respective aim and also believe in time management where I believe to get more work done with less time. I have good communication skills where I'm able to handle the customers and with my attention skills I maintain high accuracy while executing my task and I believe in timelines of the data. With an accounting and finance degree from Washington university I have financial certification from CFA instituto. At university I was among the students with best academics and have also served as class representative for 1 year Further, I was working as Financial trainee for 3 years at Green Financial Group. There I was in charge of communicating with clients, counseling with them about their finance, making financial market research, identifying investment opportunity developed financial plans and prepared monthly reports. Lastly, I have proficiency in the languages like English, French and basic knowledge about Japanese. I have experience in multiple financial softwares. I am a team player with the ability to work in a deadline driven environment. Thank you for reading my application with your valuable time and providing me with an opportunity to express my skills. I look forward to speak with you in the near future