Job Search Tips

Mistakes, bloopers and gaffes, call them what you want, and we all make them. Buy the wrong shoes and your feet will hurt, send a sloppy resume and, well, you probably won't get an interview.

The job search is serious business. Yet, everyday, people with great educations, hot skills and impressive job histories are losing out to those with less because of errors on resumes, showing up late for interviews, and forgetting the basics of courtesy.

For many of us, we find it unthinkable that we would commit an error during such an important mission. Yet, the following scenarios show that even the best of us can slip up once in a while.

It's wise to learn from others' mistakes. You'll never live long enough to make them all yourself. (Old Proverb)

And so, we offer you some lessons learned from annals of Job Search Bloopers.

Cover letters

Resumes

Emails

Interviews

Lunch interviews

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