Job Search Mistakes To Avoid

Here are a few job search mistakes to avoid when looking for a new job.

Don't expect resume-blasting services to get you a job.

You may have heard of companies that you can hire to mass email thousands of hiring managers and recruiters with your resume.

I wouldn't expect great results from this sort of service.

If your resume is getting emailed along with hundreds of other resumes, it's likely to get lost in the shuffle or blocked by a spam filter.

I remember signing up (as a recruiter) to receive resumes from one of these services just to try it out. I did not find this service useful and usually deleted the emails without looking at them.

Protect your resume and treat it like something that has value. It's hard to take command of your career when you put it in the hands of thousands of people you haven't met who don't know you either.

To find your dream career, you need to manage your resume's distribution and using this sort of service likely isn't something that is worth your time.

Take command of your career, don't put it in the hands of strangers.

Don't apply for jobs you aren't qualified for.

Some people think they should apply for jobs they are over qualified or under qualified for, hoping that it will lead to another more suitable job in the company being presented to them.

Applying for jobs you aren't qualified for is a waste of your time and the hiring manager's and chances are they will just think of you as someone who is desperate and who can't follow instructions.

You may end up being blackballed from a company and ruining your chances at a future job with them that you are qualified for.

Take command of your career by understanding what positions you should and shouldn't apply for.

Don't start looking to find a new job until you know what you are looking for.

Don't choose your career goals based on what other people tell you is "hot" or what they think you'd be good at.

You also shouldn't choose your career path based on what you think will make you the most money. At the end of the day, you know yourself better than anyone else and only know what will make you happy.

The quest to find your dream career needs to result in more than just a job that will fill 8 hours of your day.

Take command of your career by first understanding what you are looking for and focusing your job search efforts accordingly.

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