Millions of people make the following mistakes when seeking employment. Avoid these major errors by whipping your demeanor and resume into shape

7. Bad resume layout, grammar -  This has to be the #1 applicant killer! Your resume is your key to an interview. It should be concise and to the point, in addition to extremely well written.

1. Incorrectly submitting your application - If you find a position you’d like to apply to, make sure that you are following all instructions set forth by the company. Organizations don’t have time to correct your mistakes and if they can’t trust you with your application, they’re not going to trust you with an actual job.

2. Leaving relationships untapped - Take full advantage of you who you know! If a friend or acquaintance has connections that will help you, ask them. The only risk in life is not taking one.

3. Titling your resume poorly - Let the world know who you are and what make you a valuable employee - but execute this in an intelligent fashion.

4. Applying for positions you will not get - Don’t waste time trying for jobs you just wont get based on qualifications.

5. Going into the interview unprepared - Practice interviewing and make note of potential question along with how you’ll answer them. Most importantly, have fun with it and be natural.

6. Being a jerk - Polish up on those manners and present yourself as a clean-cut smile. Your appearance conveys your attitude, so look how your want to be perceived.

8. Letting your marketable skills depreciate - Staying up to date in your profession is a key to impressing potential employers. If you don’t know what’s going on the industry, you’re much less likely to be hired.

9. Misinterpreting must-haves and preferrables - If you have all the “preferable” requirements but none of the “must-haves”, reconsider.

10. Not deciding what you want - You’ll easily land yourself in the wrong job unless you’re very aware of what and who you want to be around. Pay special attention to this for the long run.

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