Job Search Roadblocks To Avoid At All Costs

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• JOB SEARCH ROADBLOCKS TO AVOID AT ALL COSTS

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• If you have been having trouble finding a job, it
  may be less about your skills and more about your
  approach.

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• Without realizing it, you may be throwing
  roadblocks in your own path. Here are some of the
  common job search roadblocks and how to overcome
  them.

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PIGEONHOLING YOURSELF
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• Depending on what your last job was, you might be
  trying to find something almost identical in your
  current job search.

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• Though you may be very skilled at that position,
  the skill set that it provides could possibly be
  used in a number of other kinds of jobs also.
  There are two ways to avoid pigeonholing yourself.

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• Brainstorm the different jobs that might also
  work well with your skill set

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• If you don't know how to apply your job skills to
  different positions, then don't narrow your job
  search and spend time reading the requirements of
  as many positions as you can.

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DOWNPLAYING YOUR SKILLS
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• Humility is a virtue. However, a job search is
  not the time to keep mum about your talents.

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• Be open about things where you are highly skilled
  and things where you are competent as well.

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• If you're having trouble making a list of your
  assets, ask your previous employers and coworkers
  about the things that they feel make you a good
  employee and be certain to play up these traits.

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• Finally, don't downplay the fact that you learn
  quickly when it comes to skills you might be
  lacking. A willingness to learn and an interest
  in the topic can give you an edge in an interview.

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NOT CONSIDERING YOUR PASSIONS
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• Enthusiasm in an interview can be one of the most
  contagious sentiments you can feel.

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• If you are in-between jobs, you may want to
  consider looking for something that you love even
  if it's not something that you're well trained
  to do.

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• A break in employment can, at times, be the push
  you need to pursue the career that you always
  wanted to try, whether it means pursuing an art

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• considering going back to school, starting your
  own business or simply knocking on doors and
  asking someone to train you. Real success
  requires real, terrifying risk.

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NOT IMPROVING EASY SKILLS
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• While you are looking for a job, you may want to
  take the time
• to update any small skills you might be missing
  that can make
• a difference in the hiring process.

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• This includes having up-to-date certifications in
  any technical skills that require annual
  certification. This also includes an updated
• first aid certificate.

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• Spend your time job hunting seeking continuing
  education in different skills that can help round
  you out as a person and be certain to continually
  update your resume.

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NOT FOLLOWING-UP
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• Follow-up can be one of the best ways to get a
  new job. This can happen at many different
  points.

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• Call the employer when you have submitted a
  resume and application to be certain that they
  received it.

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• Thank them for their time. Send a handwritten
  thank-you card when you leave an interview.

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• The best way to do this is to have it
  pre-addressed before you go in and then write
  some specific details on it after you leave
  before dropping it in the nearest mailbox.

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