Aug 18 2004
The Top 10 Blunders of Online Job Hunters
CareerJournal | The Top 10 Blunders Of Online Job Hunters
I know this article isn’t job related, but it hit a nerve with me. I’ve been in a fairly passive job hunt for the last year (I have a stable position, but the commute is over 100 miles a day). Reading the article, I see more than one mistake I’ve made myself, and it kind of stings. The one that applies to me the most has been on follow up. I’m horrible at follow up, at least in the job search.
I also have to contest one of the points the article makes: Resume’s shouldn’t be more than two pages long. That seems to be a very 90’s attitude. I’ve been told several times in the last year that my two page resume was too short. My current resume is three pages and I’ve gotten several compliments on it. On the other hand, I haven’t had a job offer, so maybe the the author is right.