25 Signs That You Need Serious Help with Your Search

25 Signs That You Need Serious Help with Your Search Perhaps it takes an innocent by-stander or someone with outside perspective to see what might possibly be the problem withyour job search. Heres a checklist of signs that your search needs help: Youve been attending a networking group for over a month and you still dont know the names of people. You have had more than 10 first interviews and zero second interviews. When people offer suggestions, you tell them why they wont work for you. You dont have a LinkedIn account. You believe and state out loud the reason you arent getting a job is because you are too old or too inexperienced. Your father tells you that the Hess Mart is hiring. When people ask what you are looking for you say A JOB. Your resume has been sent to over 20 job postings and no one has called you. It has been recommended that you change your elevator pitch, but you dont. You believe that the job market is the reason you cant find a job. Youve said more than once, there arent any good paying jobs. You keep applying for jobs at the same company and arent getting interviews. You believe that recruiters are looking for jobs for you. Youve been told your salary requirements are too high more than once. 20 hours a week is all you can spend looking for a job. Youve got a collection of business cards but cant remember where you met the people. Youve been given a contact name and dont follow up immediately. You believe you are entitled to collect unemployment for as long as the benefits last. You can only name 2-3 companies you would like to work for next. You believe in being perfectly honest. You believe the best time to apply for jobs on-line is between 9-5. You cant network because you dont know anyone. Youve run out of people to talk to about your search You dont want anyone to know you are looking for a job. You know wholl be on Oprah tomorrow afternoon. All of these are real answers Ive heard. Some I share to make you laugh,some are meant to make you mad and some are meant to make you think.