Are you
on the
Fast Track?
Are you
on the
Fast Track?
Resume Writing
1. No specific job focus
2. No summary
3. No job objective in resume or cover letter
4. Not designed for ASCII/text formatting
5. No accomplishment/results statements
6. Not attractive visually
7. Includes total job history/descriptions
8. Doesn’t focus on Key words
9. Misspelled words/incorrect grammar
10. Too long
Interviewing
1. Not practicing interview questions
2. Not researching the company
3. Not prepared for “Behavioral Model” questions
4. Too long answering questions
5. Not asking enough questions
6. Too aggressive/passive
7. Asking pay and benefits questions too early
8. Not knowing what your worth
9. Not knowing what the illegal questions are
10. Not coping well with rejection
Networking
1. Feeling like your begging or pleading/nagging people
2. Knowing the difference between “Asking” and
“Informing”
3. Being too aggressive/too passive
4. Not knowing how to build a network
5. Not staying in touch
6. Not thanking people for their help
7. Not notifying people when you do get a job
8. Not staying in touch after you get a job
9. Not taking their suggestions seriously
10. Acting like a second rate sales person
Internet Search
1. Concentrates on General Job Boards, ie: Monster,
etc.
2. Uses resume distribution services
3. Avoids “Specialty” site listings
4. Avoids direct company sites
5. Doesn’t use ASCII or Text format when requested
6. Doesn’t use Internet as a research tool
7. Puts resume on too many resume posting sites
8. Doesn’t update resume weekly on posting sites
9. Doesn’t take advantage of FREE information
10. Uses Internet as the primary search method
Employment Agencies
1. Going to only one
2. Not staying in touch on a weekly basis
3. Not checking out their reputation
4. Not knowing the difference between contingent and
retained
5. Not finding the correct specialty
6. Not using their services
7. Believing that you pay them
8. Not being assertive
9. Not having clear expectations
10. Not prepared for computer skills testing
Job Fairs
1. An unprepared “one minute speech”
2. Not asking the right questions
3. Say that you are interested in any job
4. Not asking them for a business card
5. Not asking about the “next steps”
6. Not properly filling out their application
7. Not dressing appropriately
8. Not following up
9. Being too aggressive/passive
10. Not having enough resumes
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Are you on the Fast Track?