By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
Three mistakes people make that prove so costly.
I’m Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter. I’m the head coach for JobSearch.Community. And I thought I would do a video this morning. It’s Monday as I record this.
And it’s some of the stupid job search mistakes that people make. And let me just start off with the big one. And that is they act as though past behavior is a guarantee of future results.
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You know, in the mutual fund industry, they always say, past performance does not guarantee future returns. But job hunters, particularly senior professionals, they always act as though, hey, it was easy last time. It was easy the time before.
It’s going to be easy next time. I’ve got nothing to worry about. And usually, when they come to me, it’s they’ve been out of work for a period of time.
They’ve stubbed their toe on a few occasions. And the result winds up being they’re not getting the results that they were hoping for. And now, I’m there to clean it up.
So, number one stupid mistake is, you know, you think as though it was easy last time. It’s going to be easy next time. Wrong.
It doesn’t work that way. With that, along the way, people have gotten so immersed in their work and in their careers, that they haven’t maintained the network. And they think that they can network when they are, shall we say, anxious and looking for a job or desperate and out of work.
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And networking really is all this stuff up until that point that you do that allows you to be in someone’s line of vision, someone’s thought process when something comes up. It’s being a friend to someone. It’s being friendly with someone.
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It means having lunch with them every once in a while or putting a phone call in and taking a call from them. It involves helping them, too, because it’s not just supposed to be a one way street, right? So, that’s another dumb mistake people make. And I’m just going to give you one more for today.
And that is, by not following my advice and preparing updates to your resume every three or four months, suddenly, the need develops that you’ve got to change jobs and you haven’t really chronicled it. And the result is you’re sitting there going, what did I do two years ago? What were the successes I had? You just don’t remember. So, not updating your resume on a regular basis, not that I’m going to ask you to send it anywhere, but just have it available for that time where you are going to need it.
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So, even if you don’t do it in the resume, every three, four months, sit down at your computer or tablet and just write down what you did. And if you start to notice there are no real accomplishments, trust me, management is eventually going to notice that, too. And you’re going to have to need . . . you’re going to need to start kicking it up a little bit to have results because think about it for a second.
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If you are accomplishing nothing, if you have nothing that you have championed during that period of time that has been successful, if you have nothing to point to with pride as being an achievement, why should they keep you? So, start thinking in terms of what you’ve accomplished because when it comes time to selling yourself and your credentials, they’re hoping to hear about stuff that you’ve done for this employer that you can do for them. Hope you found this helpful. I hope you visit my site, JobSearch.Community. Join there.
I’ve got curated information that’s going to help you find work more quickly, plus the ability to ask me questions about your search. Now, if you’re an executive, I coach executives one-on-one. It’s far more effective as a modality.
So, email me at JeffAltman@TheBigGameHunter.us. Have a great day. Take care! Learn more at JobSearch.Community
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