{"id":91076,"date":"2017-03-27T15:29:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T15:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=91076"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:53:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:53:37","slug":"7-common-mistakes-job-hunting-eng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/7-common-mistakes-job-hunting-eng\/","title":{"rendered":"The 7 most common mistakes you make when job hunting"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/b>Looking for a job but haven\u2019t gotten even one interview? Have a flawless work record but nobody is looking at your CV? It\u2019s possible that your online job hunt is going badly because you\u2019ve made one of the common mistakes below. Don\u2019t fret! <\/span>They all can be fixed.<\/b><\/p>\n

1. You\u2019re still looking for work on Monster and job sites<\/b><\/h3>\n

Monster<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and other types of online job boards may help you find the type of skills asked today from companies in the sector that interests you or keywords to use in your CV to stand out (below I\u2019ll give you more details). But that\u2019s as far as they go: right now they\u2019re not the best places to look for jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n

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These days\u00a0if you want to get a job online, all the action is either on <\/span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a>, or any social network with most of your contacts. I know sometimes it\u2019s hard to contact people and say you\u2019re looking for a job and if they know a place looking for somebody like you, but you\u2019ve got no choice. Send emails, rekindle old friendships and even, if necessary, use that strange function known as \u201ccall\u201d on your cell phone.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. You haven\u2019t kept your job hunt a secret<\/b><\/h3>\n

Except for rare exceptions, you should keep your job hunt a secret. I already know of three cases of friends who announced with fanfare on their <\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a> wall that they\u2019re fed up with their jobs and it\u2019s time to look for new one. The result? Since some of their contacts were coworkers (including sometimes their direct superior), there were repercussions. Also, if somebody wants to hire you, looks at your Facebook and finds out that you rant and rave about your job, you\u2019ll lose serious points.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For\u00a0LinkedIn, you should immediately disable the option \u201cShare Profile Updates\u201d under the privacy settings of your account. Let me explain: each time you change your position on your profile (including the position you want for your next job), your contacts will receive the typical \u201cCongratulate so-and-so on his\/her new job!\u201d email. I doubt that your boss would like to congratulate you on your next job.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. You\u2019ve sent out boring and standard CVs<\/b><\/h3>\n

Before sending your CV for a job opening, carefully scan the offer and put keywords repeated in the offer in your CV and any\u00a0you find significant. This way, you\u2019ll increase your chances: the company will think you’re the ideal person for the position because you\u2019ve used the same language. <\/span><\/p>\n

Besides that, you have dozens of online resources to improve your CV. In five minutes of searching, for example, I\u2019ve found this article with 27 free templates for creating your CV<\/a>. And if you don\u2019t feel like reading, <\/span>Youtube<\/span><\/a> is full of fantastic tutorials with tips about how to make a great CV. Here you\u2019ve got two great examples.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. You haven\u2019t researched the company enough <\/b><\/h3>\n

During the selection process, a company only uses nice words to describe themselves. Alright, but does this company interested in hiring you actually maintain those exceptional values? How do they treat their employees? Before you take any key decisions, research!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Besides checking out their corporate webpage or Facebook, you have <\/span>Glassdoor,<\/span><\/a> a page that lets you search reviews of companies from their employees (current or past). Maybe you\u2019ll save yourself from falling into a hidden trap!<\/span><\/p>\n

The other option is more journalistic\/detective-based. If your company is well-known, you can always research articles related to them and even video reports. <\/span><\/p>\n

The goal, whatever path you take, is to understand the\u00a0company\u2019s actual situation and if it\u2019s really aligned with what you\u2019ve planned for your next job.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. You go to the job interview without any\u00a0prep<\/b><\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s not get away from\u00a0Youtube tutorials yet! Before going to your next batch of interviews, it\u2019s important to improve your nonverbal language (both yours and how to \u201cread\u201d the interviewer\u2019s body). On Youtube, you\u2019ll find tons of videos for this (since body language is a visual element, videos are perfect). Here you\u2019ve got a few examples.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have you already become a master of relaxed\u00a0body language? Great, because now it’s time to prepare for questions. The interviewer will ask you about the company (you\u2019ll know how to respond if you followed my steps about researching them) and toss you questions like \u201cWhat are your strengths and weaknesses?\u201d or the previously mentioned \u201cWhat can you contribute to our company?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Again, the internet is teeming with resources, specifically great articles such as\u00a0How to Answer the 31 Most Common Interview Questions<\/a>,\u00a0100 top job interview questions\u2014be prepared for the interview<\/a> or\u00a0Top 10 Interview Questions and Best Answers<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Research and study a little and you\u2019ll see how smoothly your next job interviews go. <\/span><\/p>\n

6. You didn\u2019t clean up your social media profiles<\/b><\/h3>\n

Companies are increasingly looking at social media profiles of potential candidates. Proof of this is that companies can now post job offers directly from Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Watch what\u00a0you post on social media and adjust your privacy settings. An unfortunate photo, a comment written at a bad time or you venting about your previous job can destroy all your previous efforts to get a certain position. For more information about this topic, we highly recommend How to Check Your Online Presence Before Recluiters Look You Up<\/a>, an article from Uptowork, a CV builder platform with a complementary blog<\/a> plenty of tips to help you find your next job.<\/span><\/p>\n

7. And worst of all: you aren\u2019t taking 100% advantage of online resources<\/b><\/h3>\n

Throughout this article I\u2019ve mentioned some online tools for looking for jobs. We\u2019ve got obvious tools such as LinkedIn or others that you might not have thought of, such as Youtube video tutorials. But that\u2019s not the end of it. <\/span><\/p>\n

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How about asking your <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a> contacts? Or doing a little networking on pages like <\/span>Meetup<\/span><\/a>? Or improving your skills through online courses like <\/span>Coursera<\/span><\/a>, for example? And then there\u2019s pages like <\/span>emurse.com<\/span><\/a>, which offers articles to help you find jobs. <\/span><\/p>\n

You have thousands of online resources awaiting you. And each one has more uses than you think. Go on, use them!<\/span><\/p>\n

Sources used for the making of this article: <\/b>Lifehacker<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Equipos y Talento<\/span><\/a> + all sources that have appeared throughout the article.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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