95 Mistakes Job Seekers Make

Identifies fatal mistakes made by job seekers and explains how to avoid making them.

95 Mistakes Job Seekers Make

ISBN: 1-57023-198-2

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By Richard Fein
Avoid the many mistakes outlined in this book and you may be able to cut your job search time in half!
Looking for a job is difficult and stressful even under the best of circumstances. If you don't know how to navigate the various stages of a job search, you may make serious mistakes that can prolong or even doom your endeavors. This unique book outlines 95 common mistakes at each stage of a job search and shows how to avoid them. Use it to get started on the right foot and avoid the many pitfalls that lurk at each turn on the way to landing that great new job that is right for you.
Jam-packed with advice from employers and career experts, 95 Mistakes Job Seekers Make...and How to Avoid Them reveals how to handle every aspect of the job search with skill and finesse:

Have the right motivations for starting your search
Handle the inevitable roller-coaster emotions successfully
Do targeted research smartly and thoroughly
Network far and wide for maximum reach
Use executive search firms for best results
Choose the right words to describe your accomplishments and skills
Write your resume in the most effective language
Compose an e-resume that will grab an employer's attention
Know what should be in your cover letter
Prepare well before your job interview
Conduct yourself in a positive manner during the interview
Give excellent answers to interview questions
Ask the interviewer good questions and at the right time
Handle different kinds of interviews
Follow through after the interview
Consider and negotiate the job offer knowledgeably

A bonus chapter reveals mistakes that tend to be unique to people in special circumstances: transitioning military, minorities, people with disabilities, and recent or upcoming college graduates.
By familiarizing yourself with the many mistakes and solutions revealed in this book, you'll face the job market with greater enthusiasm as you approach it in a more proactive and effective manner. Best of all, you may be able to cut your job search time in half as well as land the perfect job! 140 pages. 2003. SPECIAL: 20% discount on 10+ copies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Motivation Mistakes
Get Started on the Right Food
Research
Networking
Executive Search Firms
Before Putting Yourself on Paper
Resume Writing
Cover Letters
Interview Preparation
Interview Performance
Answers to Interview Questions
Questions You Ask the Interviewer
Interview Follow Through
The Job Offer
Making Mistakes in Special Circumstances

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