Resume Advice

Below are some very serious mistakes followed by some not so serious commentary! 

How Not to Advance Your Career 

  • Assume that you will never need to look for another job.  Prepare accordingly.
  • Burn bridges with your current employer.  Nobody will talk with them anyway.
  • Keep your job search a secret from trusted professional contacts.  Who do they know?
  • Hold out for the perfect job in the perfect location. You’re so good you can wait!
  • Don’t search. Wait for them to come for you. There are probably only 10,000 others qualified for the position.
  • Send your resume without a cover letter. They expect it that way!
  • Better yet, send a generic cover letter with your resume. 
  • Riddle your resume and cover letter with spelling and grammatical errors.
  • Provide no, or incorrect, contact information.  They’ll send a posse to find you!
  • Be late for your interview.  What does their time matter!
  • Dress inappropriately for your interview.  Wall Street needs more shorts & sandals!
  • Complain about your previous employers.  Everybody knows you really love them.
  • Don’t ask questions or show any real interest in the new position. Play it cool!
  • Go in cold.  Don’t waste time researching the position or the employer. They’ll tell you everything!
  • Precede and follow the perfect interview with inconsiderate, sloppy behavior. It speaks to your professionalism.
  • Talk about money right away!  That’s what it’s all about!
  • Don’t attempt to understand the border between confidence and arrogance. Borders are meant to be crossed.
  • Do not admit to learning from your past mistakes. Sorry, I didn’t realize that you never make mistakes!
  • Assume you have the job before it is offered. Bring your favorite photos to the interview and place them on your desk (or better yet, the interviewer’s desk!)
  • Forget the lessons you learned during your previous job searches. Last year is ancient history!

 

Top 10 Reasons Why Job Searches Fail!

  1. Inadequate Networking
  2. No, or poorly written, cover letters.
  3. Generic cover letter that illustrates no knowledge of the position.
  4. Undisciplined and Untimely Search Process
  5. Focusing on Internet Job Boards
  6. Poor Research
  7. No Marketing Plan
  8. Poor Follow Up
  9. Lack of Focus
  10. Shy, reserved approach
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