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Worst Mistakes Job Seekers Make
Bob Weinstein is a journalist who covers technology, project management, the workplace and career development.
After truckloads of books and articles have been written about how to land a job, you’d think job seekers would be savvy and stop making the same mistakes. Yet not only are they making the same ones as a decade ago, but also new ones.
We’re going to focus on the top nine mistakes job seekers consistently make. If you’re honest with yourself, you’ll get on the stick, do some soul-searching and find out if you’re guilty of some of the following:
1. Defeatist attitude. If you start off with a positive attitude, you’ll avoid many of the mistakes that are routinely made. A positive attitude is the catapult for motivating you to put all your energy into your job hunt. It means taking chances and investing time and energy in work that won’t pan out. If you put your heart and soul into your job search, you’re going to strike out a lot. That’s part of the job-hunting game. But just when things seem bleak, suddenly all your efforts will start to pay off. You’ll get interviews--and possibly a couple of job offers.
However, if you start out with a negative attitude, you’ll be defeated before you start. You’ll think that you don’t stand a chance because your competition is smarter and more experienced. You’ll find reasons for not giving your search 100 percent. Thinking along …
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