Job Search Mistakes

What are the worst job search mistakes you can make? Some are major mistakes that can halt your job search before it even gets going. Others are small mistakes that, given a competitive job market, can be enough to knock you out of contention for a job.

What should you do when you're job searching? And what shouldn't you do? There's a laundry list of things that can help your job search and things that can hinder it.

Perfection counts when writing letters for employment. All your job search correspondence should be simple, concise, grammatically correct and error-free. Here are tips and suggestions for writing employment letters which will help you stand out from the crowd.

What shouldn't you do when interviewing? Here are a selection of blunders, mistakes and errors a candidate for employment can make. Spend time preparing to interview so these don't happen to you!

It's important to know what you shouldn't do, along with what you should do when you are applying for jobs. Here's how not to apply for a job.

You just got a call to schedule an interview for a perfect job. However, and it's a big however, you lied on your resume when you applied. What do you do? Do you take a chance that you won't get caught? Or, do you try and fix the problem without jeopardizing your chances of getting the job?

What not to wear on a job interview - inappropriate attire for an interview for employment.

When you are dressing for a job interview, what you wear makes a difference. What's the worst interview outfit you've seen (or worn)?

Have you seen or made an interview mistake that was funny? Or was funny after the fact, even if it wasn't funny at the time? Read about funny interview mistakes and add your interview mistakes to the list.

What's the worst mistake you can make in a job interview? Read about the top interview mistakes and add your top interview mistakes to the list.

What's the worst mistake you can make when you're writing a resume? Take a look at the resume mistakes that could cost you an interview and add your advice on resume mistakes to avoid to the list.

What's the worst mistake you can make when you're writing a resume? Take a look at the cover letter mistakes that could cost you an interview and add your advice on cover letter mistakes to avoid to the list.

Guest Author Barbara Safani shares some of the most common mistakes she sees among job seekers and some tips for getting your search back on track.

Sometimes the simplest matters make all the difference in the potential joining together of an employer and a job searcher. These opportunities to fail occur before the first phone call is ever exchanged. If you’re a job seeker, these simply rectified mistakes can keep your resume out of the “no” pile. Here are ten things that job seekers must do right to avoid the slush pile.