As an interior designer looking for a new role, your first hurdle in the job application process is getting invited to an initial interview. Most likely a telephone interview. Although sometimes it might be a face-to-face interview.
Not only is it the first hurdle in the job application process, it’s when most interior designers fail.
Often never hearing back after you have submitted your application.
So if you want to reduce the chances of your interior design job application being rejected at the first stage, keep reading.
Give Your Application the Best Chance of Success: Read the Job Description!
If you’re applying for an interior designer role, the hiring manager will have written a job description as part of the application process. And if that job description is well-written, it’ll be stuffed full of great clues about what your potential employer wants. So read it!
All too often interior designers rush through the job description (if they read it at all!) and eagerly dive into their job application.
Instead, give yourself plenty of time to read, and understand, the job description.
This way you’ll know what your potential new employer is looking for.
Are You the Person the Interior Design Hiring Manager is Searching For?
Once you’ve understood WHAT the interior design company wants, it’s time to work out WHO they are looking for. And if you are the perfect interior designer to fill the role.
Much like the job description, study the person specification.
To identify what skills, qualifications, experience, knowledge, and attributes the hiring manager views as essential requirements for the job.
And what they consider desirable skills, expertise, and attributes too.
Make it Clear You’re the Ideal Candidate for the Interior Design Job
To make it clear that you’re the ideal interior designer for the job, you must do more than just match the criteria listed in the job specification.
Instead, use the same language in the job description and person specification in your application.
For example, if the job advert requires someone who has worked as a FF&E interior designer, write the phrase ‘FF&E Interior Designer’ in your application.
And avoid using similar phrases, such as ‘extensive furniture design experience’.
Write an Interior Design Job Application That the Hiring Manager Will Love
And a job application that an interior design hiring manager will love is a short, punchy one!
If you write your application in a long-winded, wordy way, it’s unlikely that your potential employer will have enough time to read it.
Instead, make it short and sweet.
As important, critical points must be easily spotted by the overworked interior designer reading your application.
A Great Interior Design Job Application Will Pass the 30-Second Test
Every interior design job advert is likely to attract 100s of applicants. And no interior designer enjoys reading that many CVs!
Because of this, you need to make sure your CV grabs their attention from the moment they start reading it. That’s to say, within 30 seconds.
And to pass the 30-second test, your profile (or summary) and key achievements must stand out immediately.
Which means putting them right at the top of your application.
How an Interior Designer Can Find Success at the Job Application Stage
Of course, you can’t guarantee success at the first stage of the application process.
But if you follow the 5 tips in this guide, you have a better chance of avoiding rejection.
And there’s even more you can do to improve your chances.
Because YourCoachApproach can give you the tools you need to successfully apply for interior design jobs.
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