From the course: Managing Your Job Seeker Mindset
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Prevent and recover from job search missteps
From the course: Managing Your Job Seeker Mindset
Prevent and recover from job search missteps
- The active part of job searching is nerve-wracking. Really, how many of us look forward to networking calls and interviews? Having some false starts or an unconventional resume can only make us more nervous, and these nerves can make even the littlest misstep, a mispronounced name, a forgotten fact, a lost wifi connection, feel like a big gaffe. I've been interviewing candidates for nearly three decades, all levels, all industries, and rarely do they perform flawlessly. They're nervous, they're in unfamiliar territory and frankly, I'm a pretty tough audience. So assuming you'll make a few mistakes along your job search journey, it's important to know this. What matters to me, the hiring manager, recruiter or network connection, isn't that you make a mistake. Rather, it's how you recover from that mistake that matters. Years ago, I interviewed a man who was returning to work after a three-year break to care for his parents.…
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