Top 10 Pet Peeves of a Career Coach
Do you turn off hiring authorities or attract their attention?
As a career coach, I hear many horror stories of candidates who
sabotage themselves throughout the hiring process. Take a look
at my top pet peeves and choose to change what you can control.
Need help? A career coach can partner with you to modify these
behaviors to enhance your chances for getting and keeping a job.
1) Conducting more than 5% of a job search in front of a
computer - time waster!
2) Answering machine with a child's voice giving instructions -
not cute!
3) Message left with a garbled / racing / undistinguishable
phone number - delete!
4) Business card collector working a room at a networking event
- ineffective!
5) Resume or CV with grammatical, formatting, and data errors -
toss!
6) Late for an interview due to traffic / bad directions / car
breakdown - no excuses!
7) Runs in stockings / spot on tie / wrinkled shirt - expect the
unexpected and carry spares!
8) Treating receptionist / janitor / anyone with disrespect -
job forfeiting!
8) Failure to ask for the job before leaving the interview - not
interested!
10) Forgetting to send a thank you note after the interview -
really not interested!