7 Reasons You Won’t Get a Job in 2009
Old habits die hard. If you’re making these mistakes, the next year may be no better than the last
With more than 10 million Americans out of work and trying to get back in, job seekers have plenty of competition. By some accounts, more than half of employers have had layoffs in the last year or so, while many others have pulled back sharply on hiring, either instituting freezes or slowing the process.
In a more competitive market, small mistakes have greater repercussions. That’s the bad news. (The good news about losing your job in a recession is you need not be defensive—hiring managers will understand.)
If you’ve been looking for a job in 2008 and have been discouraged by your lack of progress or frustrated by the doors that won’t open, you should see the New Year as an opportunity to refresh and improve your search. However, old habits die hard, and if you’re making one of the following seven mistakes, the next year may be no better than the last.
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