How to Win at Job Applications Beyond Easy Apply?

Discover why applying directly through company websites outshines the 'Easy Apply' button on LinkedIn. Learn actionable tips to streamline long application processes, craft standout responses, and land your dream role with ease. Ready to level up your job search? Read more!

12/28/20241 min read

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At Arra Assistants, weโ€™ve always found something oddly satisfying about the '๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜†' button. It may seem like the express lane to job offers, but in reality, it often feels more like sending your resume into a ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ.


We quickly noticed a trend: ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† anticipated. Thatโ€™s when we decided to take a different approachโ€”applying directly through company websites.

Why does this work better? These applications require more detail, showcasing your ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น, and thereโ€™s ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป compared to thousands of applications under LinkedInโ€™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?

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ 1: ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€
Many company websites ask common questions tailored to specific roles. For example, if you're applying for a sales rep position, you might see:
โ€ข "๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด?"
โ€ข "๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ?"
And, of course, the classic questions like your strengths/weaknesses and outlining your experience.

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ 2: ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€
Rather than typing out responses every time, we suggest creating a Google Doc to store ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น-๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, high-quality answers to all these questions. Drafting strong responses once means they can be reused efficiently across multiple applications.

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ 3: ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ป๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—œ
Copy and paste the "๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป" and the โ€œ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€โ€ section of the company into ChatGPT. Then, ask it to tweak your responses to better align with the companyโ€™s values and the job specifics. Now your answers will be perfectly tailored and position you as the ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฃ ๐—š candidate.

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ 4: ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€
โ€ข Save time and effort (and sometimes sweat and tears) by reusing 80% of your responses.
โ€ข Create standout applications that are more likely to grab the recruiterโ€™s attention.

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