🚫 AVOID these common job seeker mistakes!!!

Plus: What to do when you see "additional duties as needed" in a job description.

July 31, 2023

Work It Daily

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In today's email:

  • 7 common job seeker mistakes! You’ll want to avoid these.

  • “Additional duties as needed”. What to do when you see this.

  • One-way video interviews. How to nail your next one.

  • Career Two Truths & A Lie. Can you detect the lie?

  • Life after LinkedIn. What’s coming next??

Here’s what’s going on in the news (related to careers of course):

Are you searching for a new job? Are you not hearing back from the companies you apply to?

You could be making a job search mistake. But don’t worry, people make mistakes during their job search process all the time. Lucky for you we just happen to know a thing or two about conducting an effective job search.

Here are some common mistakes job seekers make, so you can identify what you are doing wrong, and we even have some tips to help you fix it!

“Additional Duties As Needed” 🫤👎

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One-way video interviews are becoming a popular way for recruiters to interview potential candidates. This saves them a lot of time trying to schedule and conduct and interview. It also allows you to really practice and nail down what you are going to say. Nevertheless, it can still be as nerve-wracking as a regular in person interview. Here’s what you need to know about these one-way video interviews.

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Below are three stories about interviewing experiences, however, two of the stories are real and one is made up. Can you figure out which one is the lie?

Story #1: I once had someone show up to an interview with their pet cat in their backpack. I didn’t even realize it was there until it jumped out halfway through.

Story #2: I’ve had people send me so many random things via our job application form – from cellphone bills to their entire university thesis.

Story #3: I was interviewing a candidate and asked her the common question: “Why do you think we should hire you?” Her response was a laugh – a loud throaty

Which story is the lie?

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We’ve talked about how LinkedIn has changed and how it’s not longer a social network. So, what’s going to replace LinkedIn?

Don’t get us wrong, you still need a LinkedIn profile. Some people do still successfully use it as a social network, but for the most part it’s now a social marketplace. (If you haven’t heard us talk about this before, click here).

Here’s what you’re going to want to know about the new social network for your career.

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