{"id":7226,"date":"2017-01-04T17:55:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T17:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/heres-why-youre-a-failure-in-your-job-search-7226\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T16:25:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T10:55:12","slug":"heres-why-youre-a-failure-in-your-job-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/heres-why-youre-a-failure-in-your-job-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s why you’re a failure in your job search"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Finding a new job<\/a> is not easy. There\u2019s the process of making your resume flawless, creating online accounts for job searches, and then waiting anxiously to hear back from employers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite all the advice that has been given to you by experience people, have you ever wondered why your job hunt is slower than you wish? Chances are you\u2019re doing a few seemingly insignificant things wrong in the process – and you don\u2019t even know it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Things that have worked in the past don\u2019t always work now. Have a read and see if you\u2019re guilty of doing any of the following outdated job hunting techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n

Showing up randomly to look for a job<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Back in the \u2018old days\u2019 it might have worked to go door-to-door to offices and business you wanted to work for asking, \u201cAre you hiring?\u201d These days, you\u2019re likely to get a blank look and a request to apply for a job through an online portal or by emailing HR. It is highly unlikely you\u2019ll be swept off to a room to meet a hiring manager and interviewed. Don\u2019t waste your time with this outdated job search technique – take your search online!<\/span><\/p>\n

Listing absolutely everything you\u2019ve ever done on your resume<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Your CV is a place to highlight relevant professional information, and a handful of other tidbits that an employer might find interesting about you. They don\u2019t care that you won an achievement in the 5th Grade, and they don\u2019t care that you are a skilled gardener (unless, of course, you are applying for a job relating to gardening!). Cut out anything you weren\u2019t directly involved in for a significant amount of time, and only keep in relevant jobs where you held as senior a position as possible. Cull anything else!<\/span><\/p>\n

Employers don\u2019t have time to read through five pages of a resume, so help make their job easier by directing them right to the most relevant information straight away.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get too experimental with CV design and cover letters<\/strong>
\n<\/span>This is a case where simple always wins. Good design is different to \u2018unique\u2019 design – and unique won\u2019t always stand out for the right reasons. Keep your resume in a simple format, with an easy-to-read font, and ensure your cover letter follows a simple structure that is professional. Of course get creative – especially when the job you\u2019re applying for calls for it – but when in doubt, keep it simple. <\/span><\/p>\n

Need more help with your resume? Use our Right Resume service<\/a> to grab the attention of your next employer!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Finding a new job is not easy. There\u2019s the process of making your resume flawless, creating online accounts for job searches, and then waiting anxiously to hear back from employers. Despite all the advice that has been given to you by experience people, have you ever wondered why your job hunt is slower than you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7226","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-job-search-strategy"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7226"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21152,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7226\/revisions\/21152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}