Job Hunting Don’ts
I have been told that I am pretty good at getting a job. I think that I and everyone reading this should take that with a grain of salt. She is also the person that regularly tells me that I am handsome.
I was reading an article in Forbes about many of the really bad mistakes that people make with cover letters, resumes and interviews. I guess that I haven’t made very many of them. The best advice I can give is to always spell check. If you can, get someone smarter than you to look over any application or correspondence.
I got an interview with Michelin once for a job that I am thankful now to have not gotten. I had filled in a standard application and I had aced their aptitude test. In the interview one gentleman queried me about the fact that I had checked the yes box with reference to criminal convictions. The surprise must have shown on my face. I am sure I am not the first person that they had interviewed with a check beside yes, but I may have been the first person who had done so by accident. That was embarrassing. I am pretty sure that they both believed me, but it was an example of the mistakes that I can make.
