John Galt Services (JGS) hires young Indonesian professionals to work remotely for our English-speaking clients in a variety of roles, including customer support, IT services, and paralegal support.

We hire to a very high standard and pay 2-3 times the typical salary for these roles, which means we get a lot of applications!

The Numbers Game From The Other Side

In just the past month, JGS has processed over 2,500 job applications. Our hiring process is so efficient that we were able to reject over 99% of those applications without ever contacting the applicant or even looking at their resume. Of the remainder, less than a third got an interview, and at the end of this period—next week, in fact—we will hire just ONE new employee.

The candidate who gets that job passed a tough set of interviews. But they only got to that point because they were able to get past the initial screening. So what did they do differently?

The key is to understand the hiring process. And the first thing you need to understand about the hiring process is that your job application is your REAL first job interview!

Nailing Interview Zero

At JGS, attention to detail and the ability to follow instructions are critical skills. Every JGS job listing is therefore a test of those skills. It contains the following information:

• Minimum requirements. These are the skills and experience you must have to be considered for the role. Importantly for us, each of these is supported by a filter in our application system. So if you don’t meet these minimum requirements, your application will never even be seen by a human being. Whatever time you spent on it is wasted time.

• Application instructions. These are the steps you MUST follow to apply for the role. Importantly for us, it is IMMEDIATELY obvious if you haven’t followed these instructions. So we can reject your application at a glance, without even looki