How to Win at Job Applications Beyond Easy Apply?

At Arra Assistants, we’ve always found something oddly satisfying about the '𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆' button. It may seem like the express lane to job offers, but in reality, it often feels more like sending your resume into a 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲.

We quickly noticed a trend: 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 anticipated. That’s when we decided to take a different approach—applying directly through company websites.

Why does this work better? These applications require more detail, showcasing your 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹, and there’s 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 compared to thousands of applications under LinkedIn’s Easy Apply section.
Still, we know long forms and questionnaires can feel like a grind.

So, how do you tackle this process without pulling your hair out?

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 1: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
Many company websites ask common questions tailored to specific roles. For example, if you're applying for a sales rep position, you might see:
• "𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴?"
• "𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦?"
And, of course, the classic questions like your strengths/weaknesses and outlining your experience.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 2: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀
Rather than typing out responses every time, we suggest creating a Google Doc to store 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱, high-quality answers to all these questions. Drafting strong responses once means they can be reused efficiently across multiple applications.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 3: 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜
Copy and paste the "𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" and the “𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘂𝘀” section of the company into ChatGPT. Then, ask it to tweak your responses to better align with the company’s values and the job specifics. Now your answers will be perfectly tailored and position you as the 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗚 candidate.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 4: 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀
• Save time and effort (and sometimes sweat and tears) by reusing 80% of your responses.
• Create standout applications that are more likely to grab the recruiter’s attention.

Now, job applications feel less like a chore and more like a strategic game of chess.
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