Top Ten Job Search Mistakes – Are You Guilty?
Why Do Job Searches Fail Frequently?
We’ve conducted extensive research with candidates over the last 25 years regarding career management and job search. We’ve attempted to isolate the major failure points of careers and job searches. In our book “This is NOT the Position I Accepted“, you’ll discover more details around the classic job search mistakes the precise steps to overcome each of them.
Luck sometimes happens – we all deserve a lucky break. However, luck and hope are not sound strategies on which to base a successful job search and long term career.
In our Job Search Home Study Kit, we have a series of templates which walk you through the job search process in great depth and precision. In this blog posting on the Top Ten Job Search Mistakes, we’d like you to answer a few introspective questions about your job search success (or lack thereof):
The Top Ten Job Search Mistakes
1. Are you currently guilty of making any of the Top Ten Job Search Mistakes?
2. In the past, when you’ve made one or more job search mistakes, how has it negatively impacted your success?
3. Is there one or more job search mistakes that you consistently make? What are you doing to change and not make these mistakes in the future?
In future blog posts, we’ll explore each of these Top Ten Job Search Mistakes in more depth. Here are the most common job search mistakes made by managers and executives:
1. Not having a systematic approach to conducting a job search
2. Jumping at an opportunity based on desperation
3. Not adequately preparing for interviews
4. Lack of follow-up after interviews
5. Ineffective networking
6. No personal branding to help hiring managers and recruiters find you
7. Not leveraging on-line tools and resources
8. No coherent long-term strategic career plan
9. Poor attitude – pessimism, negativity, frustration dictate your actions
10. Ineffective engagement with recruiters
Overcoming the Top Ten Job Search Mistakes
Once you overcome these Top Ten Job Search Mistakes, you’ll be amazed at the abundance of opportunities, leads, and referrals that start to land in your lap.
Many candidates stuck or stumped in their job hunt do not recognize they are making the same mistakes over and over – thus prolonging the time period they are out of work. With a few simple exercises, templates, worksheets, and structured plans of action that you’ll find in our Job Search Home Study Kit, you’ll be able to reduce the time it takes to complete a traditional job search by at least 50%.
Be sure to stop by our FREE Audio Library where Brad and I have archived all our Internet Radio Talk Shows discussing how to overcome job search mistakes and how to reduce the time it takes to complete your job search.
Barry
Tags: Career Mistakes, Interviewing Mistakes, Networking Mistakes, Personal Branding Mistakes
Job Search Mistakes | Barry Deutsch August 5, 2009
About the Author
Barry Deutsch is a founding Partner of IMPACT Hiring Solutions, co-author of "You're NOT the Person I Hired", and "This is NOT the Position I Accepted". Barry is an award-winning international speaker, retained executive recruiter, and expert on hiring and retaining top talent, and executive job search.
