Top 10 Job Seeker Mistakes

Posted on May 22, 2006

An article by Fred E. Coon Chairman, CEO Stewart, Cooper & Coon contains Coon's list of top ten job seeker mistakes. The first item on his list is the frequently made mistake of mailing unsolicited resumes.

It says Jack Chapman, author of Negotiating your Salary: How to Make $1000 a Minute, says unsolicited resumes are "garbage, scrap paper, wasted effort and job-search (junk)." He says people send out resumes and then sit back waiting for a great response. "They wait by the phone and it never rings. They sit at their computer and never get a response."

Another mistake is focusing on vacancies. Some experts suggest finding companies you want to work for and starting with these whether there are obvious job vacancies or not.

Another failure on Coon's list is not being prepared. He says you can never be "over-practiced or over-prepared for an interview." You have to do better than the other applicants to get the job.

Other job seeker mistakes on the list include losing ones motivation, taking about money too early and not asking for help. There are some great tips here. This would be a good article to bookmark. You can find the list here on AOL Jobs.