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The Dangers of Applying for “Any Job”

As anxious as you may be to return to work after a layoff or to improve your working situation, you will hurt your chances if you set out to find “any job.” Here are four ways that an “any job” attitude undermines your job search:

  1. You cannot possibly research, write, and maintain strong resumes for “any job” that comes along. Resumes should be targeted for the job, using the keywords that appear in a company’s job posting and stressing the skills and education the job posting stresses.
  2. No matter how much you try to tweak your specific skills, education, and experience to fit any job, companies will see where they fall short.
  3. When you network you need to send a clear message about what your interests and abilities. The “any job” mentality muddies that message and makes it hard for your network to help you.
  4. No one can honestly show enthusiasm for every job in the world. Some studies suggest that a candidate’s enthusiasm during the interview is a determining factor in whether the candidate gets the job.

As a Master Career Director, Certified Electronic Career Coach, and Job and Career Transition Coach, I can help you focus your job search and your resume. Email me today.



Career Coaching: Get Your Job Search on Track


 
My certifications as a Certified Electronic Career Coach and a Job and Career Transition Coach enable me to help job seekers who may have become stalled in their job hunt or who are finding it hard to define their career goals. If you are frustrated by a job hunt that seems to be going nowhere or if you aren’t even sure where you want your job hunt to go, you may benefit from coaching.


Among other services I offer, I can:


    

  • Help you create an organized plan for your job search
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  • Help you define the jobs and types of companies that fit your areas of expertise and work history
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  • Review your job hunt so far and see if there are strategies you might have missed
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  • Recommend frequently overlooked sources for job openings
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  • Make sure you’re looking for the right job at the right level
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  • Fine-tune and strengthen your resume and cover letter
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  • Review your online networking—for example, making sure you have a LinkedIn profile and that it reinforces your resume
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Whether or not you take advantage of these services, my background as a career coach helps me to create a resume that gives you more confidence. And that confidence helps you move your entire job search along.


Choosing a Resume Writer


 
When you are choosing a resume writer, you need to ask questions. Here are four of the most important questions and my own answers.


    

  1. What types of certifications do you have? Robin’s Answer: I am a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW), Certified Advanced Resume Writer (CARW), a Certified Electronic Career Coach (CECC) and a Job and Career Transition Coach (JCTC).
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  2. What specialties do you have? Robin’s Answer:  I am a Certified Federal Resume Writer; I have written many successful resumes for federal personnel and for civilians hoping to land a federal job.
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  3. Have you ever written a resume for someone in my field? Robin’s Answer: Like most long-time resume writers (I have written resumes for over 10 years), I  have written resumes for a wide variety of professionals at all levels from entry to CEO. But I also tend to attract job hunters in technology fields, usually from word-of-mouth referrals. I am a former process engineer and project manager. I understand technology and what technology companies are looking for, whether they need an IT professional, a supply chain manager or a chemical engineer.
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  4. What do your resumes look like? Robin’s Answer: I supply several samples on my website under Civilian and Federal Resumes. If you like what I delivered for other job seekers, you will like what I deliver for you. I want your resume to impress future employers but I also want it to make you feel confident. That confidence will help carry you through your job hunt and interviews.
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Do you like my answers? Give me a call today.


	
	
























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