Why do some job hunters give up when they are just in sight of their goals? I've just seen Simon, a client who has been looking for a job for 6 months. Like many people on the market, he started out optimistically but has given up — not officially, mind you, but he's suddenly taken an urgent interest in redecorating his house.
Based on work with scores of clients like Simon, I suggest that there are six types of frustrated job hunters out there. The first type are people who think they know how to get hired, but don't. They have a lack-luster CV in overstuffed with clichés, a poor sense of what the market is looking for, and pay weak attention to the messages (both explicit and otherwise) they broadcast. If you've ever said to a friend, "All this job hunting advice is insultingly basic," this could be you — and you could be ensuring that you stay stuck in first gear. While some candidates say that job hunting and interview preparation are all common sense, plenty of employers simultaneously complain that even in a recession many applicants exclude themselves from a job conversation from the start.
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