As we know there is an established order of how you should conduct your job search. We develop strategies, techniques, and plans etc all to help us achieve our goal of finding employment. Even with all the tips out their available to job seekers, we can all still make mistakes. Some of the mistakes we sometimes do not know if we are doing them or just don’t notice them. With that in mind, we have put together a list of the most common things that hurt a job search.
We hope that you look at this list and share it with others. No matter how experienced you say you are, we can make a mistake. Just that the mistake you may be making could the one last thing holding you back from getting a job.
• CV/Resume Mistakes
• Not Knowing All Your Strengths
• Not Organised
• No or Lack of Motivation
• Wrong or Negative Attitude
• Not Having an Online Presence
• Having a Bad Online Presence Through Your Social Media Profiles
• Using Inappropriate, Aggressive or Unprofessional Language When Networking
• Being a Selfish Networker & Just Taking
• Lying About Yourself, Skills & Achievements
• Only Looking Online For Jobs
• Not Researching Companies Properly or At All Before Interviews
• Not Preparing Properly or Poorly For an Interview
• Having Poor References
• Bad Mouthing Past/Current Employers in Interviews or Job Applications
• Not Investing Time in Developing Materials & The Process
• Bad Credit Scores
• Getting In Trouble With The Law
We hope that you look at this list and share it with others. No matter how experienced you say you are, we can make a mistake. Just that the mistake you may be making could the one last thing holding you back from getting a job.
• CV/Resume Mistakes
• Not Knowing All Your Strengths
• Not Organised
• No or Lack of Motivation
• Wrong or Negative Attitude
• Not Having an Online Presence
• Having a Bad Online Presence Through Your Social Media Profiles
• Using Inappropriate, Aggressive or Unprofessional Language When Networking
• Being a Selfish Networker & Just Taking
• Lying About Yourself, Skills & Achievements
• Only Looking Online For Jobs
• Not Researching Companies Properly or At All Before Interviews
• Not Preparing Properly or Poorly For an Interview
• Having Poor References
• Bad Mouthing Past/Current Employers in Interviews or Job Applications
• Not Investing Time in Developing Materials & The Process
• Bad Credit Scores
• Getting In Trouble With The Law