Are you missing this key step that could make or break your wildlife career?

by Dr Kayleigh Fawcett Williams, Founder of Wildlifetek

I’ve seen SO many applications this year from a wide range of humans who want to work with wildlife. Some of these have been from applicants who want to work with us at Wildlifetek, while others have been from students we have been working with in our courses and workshops. The quality of these application documents has been highly variable.

As someone who makes hiring decisions, I need to be able to quickly and easily assess an applicant’s capabilities and potential. Just to make it to the shortlist for a wildlife role, you need to know how to make it easy for an employer to hire you.

The truth is, most people who want a career with wildlife will never get there. This is often because they fail to effectively communicate what they are actually capable of, rather than what they have done. Even the most promising applicants who have invested heavily in years of education and experiences are failing to get into paid roles because of this.

Many people are relying on outdated document formats they learned in high school. Some people are using templates they found on the internet. Others are simply winging it. Some people have had their best friend, their Mum or people they found in Facebook group look over it. Some have never let anyone see it before they actually apply for a role. Even when they have gathered all of the right qualifications and experience to list in these application documents, most won’t get past the circular file.

How are your application documents working for you? If they still haven’t landed you the paid wildlife role you want, you can spend hours trawling the internet and getting random people to check them over for you. Alternatively, our you can let us help you in our Wildlife CV & Resume Workshop. Learn more and apply for your place HERE!