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3 Mistakes People Make When Looking for Work
Making mistakes is a normal part of life and sometimes they cannot be avoided. However, when it comes to common mistakes that people make when looking for work, luckily there are also easy fixes to avoid doing or repeating them.
Not Having Clear Goals
One of the most common mistakes that people make when starting to look for a job or career change is not having a clear set goal or direction in which they wish to proceed. This can lead to landing the wrong kind of job and inevitably leading to job dissatisfaction and starting all over again.
To avoid this, take some time to evaluate your strengths, weaknesses, and interests, and potentially look into what qualifications you need to get from point A to point B. This should then help you decide on a direction you wish to head in, leading you to be a lot more likely to not only land but enjoy and stick to the job you get. Click here if you want help assessing what might be right for you.
Looking For a Quick Fix
Similarly, to not having clear goals in mind, another common mistake people make when searching for a job is looking for a quick fix. If you are willing to take anything that is going, then, unfortunately the likelihood of this job lasting or being right for you is very small. However, sometimes you must, and you may not have a choice in what job you take.
A way to avoid this is by giving yourself time or accepting that you will have a “bridge job” to help support you while you continue your work search, just don’t get comfortable at this bridge job. By giving yourself time, what is implied is that you start to look for work before hitting your deadline of needing the work, whether this is because it is your first job, you are being made redundant, or you just want to change career path, start your search early and give yourself time.
Undervaluing yourself
When looking for your dream job a mistake that some people will make is undervaluing themselves and taking a smaller salary just so they can get their foot in the door. While this can be an acceptable reason, if you are not careful this could hinder or slow your progression within the company and although it might be a place you want to work at, the salary might become insufficient rather quickly.
To make sure you don’t find yourself in this situation, do a little research into the job role you are applying for and look at what it usually pays. If for example the job role is on average paid 20,000 – 25,000 per year there is no harm in telling the employer that you believe you are worth the higher amount, but you are happy to start on the lower end on a trial basis, instead of telling your employer that you will take any amount. As they could offer something even lower than 20,000.
There are many other things to take into consideration when looking for work, but these are important mistakes to be aware of.
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