This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life.

I'm your host, Mac Pritchard.

I'm also the founder of Max List.

It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career.

Every Wednesday, I talk to a different expert about the tools you need to get the work you want.

Applying online has become a common part of the job search.

And as the practice has grown in popularity,

employers say they see candidates make the same errors again and again. Ilar Arding is here to

talk about four online application mistakes to avoid. She's the People and Culture Manager at

Portland Audubon.

Her organization protects birds and habitat, fights climate change, and advocates for access to nature.

She joins us from Portland, Oregon.

We're talking today, Laura, about four online application mistakes.

You see candidates make regularly, but before we get to those,

I want to talk about online applications in general. How common is it today, Elora, for candidates to use the online application function? It's very common for candidates to use the online

applications just because I think paper files are, you know,

tough to track and are easily misplaced nowadays.

You know, everything's a little more eco-friendly, I'd say.

So it's, you know, just much more common for people to apply through applicant tracking

systems or emails rather than paper applications nowadays. So I have to ask, I know there's a listener

out there who might be thinking, oh, well, one way I could

stand out is to send a print resume and cover letter. Does that make a difference, do you think,

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