Excerpted from today's Wall Street Journal:
Grads, Avoid These Job-Hunting Errors
Five common job-hunting mistakes to avoid:
1: Searching Only in Cyberspace
Don't limit yourself to the Internet. Do ask for help from people you know, even your parents.
2: The No-Name Letter
Don't address your cover letter to no one in particular. Find out who's in charge and address the letter to that person.
3: Wrong Interview Clothes
Don't even think about wearing flip-flops or a revealing top. The right strategy at the interview is to overdress.
...Remember that the most conservative suit will be forgotten if the recruiter finds your provocative photos on MySpace, Friendster or any other publicly available Internet site, says Anna Ivey, a career and graduate-school consultant to college graduates. "Just last week I talked to a recruiter who canceled an interview with a candidate he really liked" because he found her MySpace page, "which contained inappropriate photographs and trash-talked her current employer," Ms. Ivey says.
4: I'm Talking and Can't Shut Up
Don't keep rambling on about yourself in the interview. Instead, listen.
5: Failure to Do the Polite Thing
Don't just leave the interview and wave goodbye. Send a thank-you note.
Read the whole article here.
