Make Your Job Search a Success
ningcontentJanuary 27, 2011
Sometimes finding just the right job can be like finding a needle in a hay stack. In his article, “25 Ways to Sabotage Your Job Search,” Anthony Balderrama breaks down where and how you might be the biggest obstacle you have to overcome in your job search.
“The first steps:
- Not keeping track of your accomplishments
- Leaving on a bad note
- Not networking
- Only using the Internet
- Searching for the perfect job“The resume and cover letter:
- Writing a generic cover letter
- Typos
- Including your current work information as the best place to contact you
- Focusing on yourself and not on the company in your cover letter
- Not targeting your resume to the position”The interview:
- Showing up late
- Dressing for the wrong job
- Not asking questions
- Badmouthing a former boss
- Not paying attention
- Not researching the position
- Not researching the company
- Forgetting common etiquette
- Forgetting you’re being interviewed from the moment you walk in
- Bringing up salary too soon”After the interview:
- Not sending a thank you note
- Being over-aggressive in follow up
- Not learning from your mistakes
- Forgetting where you’ve applied and interviewed
- Stopping your job search while you wait for a response”
There’s a lot to think about when you decide to go out job hunting. Balderrama has broken it down into a four-step process. By following his advice, you may just land the entry-level job – or internship – that you were hoping for.
