The Vacancy Bank Zaanstreek-Waterland allows you to apply based on your competencies and skills, rather than with a resume. After all, your resume does not always tell you exactly what you have to offer and what you are good at. For example, you may not have completed an education, but you have the competencies to do or learn the work. Or maybe you haven’t worked in a while, leaving a gap in your resume. When you apply with your competencies and skills, it makes it easier to show an employer what you have to offer.
But how exactly does that work? In this blog, we explain it to you!
Competencies and skills
An employer often cannot tell exactly what you have to offer based on just your resume. For example, you may not be invited to an interview in advance even though you could do the job well. In short, you are more than just your resume. Your skills really show who you are and what job suits you.
More and more employers are open to letting people apply based on skills and abilities rather than their resume. In the Vacancy Bank Zaanstreek-Waterland, for example, you’ll find only jobs you can apply for with your skills. Uploading a resume is allowed, but not required. Instead, you indicate what skills you have. As a result, an employer looks at what you have to offer first, rather than your experience or qualifications.
What are the benefits?
- An employer immediately sees what you are good at.
- Knowing your own skills will help you know which job suits you better.
- You will not be judged on possible holes in your resume.
Discover what your skills are
If you are going to apply based on skills, think carefully about the things you are good at and be ready to talk about them during an interview. This will help you make a good impression and more likely to get a job.
For example, you can start reading up on what skills exist, and which ones you possess. Not sure what skills you have? ZW Works Through can help you. We are here for everyone in Zaanstreek-Waterland, and can help you, for example, with a free skills and competency test. That way, you’ll quickly discover where your strengths lie and which job is a good fit for you. Please feel free to contact us for a free introductory meeting!