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10 HORRIBLE, Terrible, No Good Career Attributes For Job Seekers

10 HORRIBLE, Terrible, No Good Career Attributes For Job Seekers

 

10 HORRIBLE, Terrible, No Good Career Attributes For Job Seekers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Job seekers, let’s use some common sense. Your career aspirations don’t match your behavior. Little quirks can derail your goals.  That’s the reason for this short conversations. To those who this doesn’t apply, there are many other useful articles on this blog.

Yeah, I stole the title from a child’s book. I read it a few times for 1st graders, who immensely enjoyed the book every time. People I talk to are continually committing the below list of job seeking crimes repeatedly, and regretting it much later. 10 subtle detrimental attributes that are not sin, and casts a negative dye on how interviewers perceive you as job seekers.

1. Don’t return phone calls, nor return email quickly.

2. You rarely smile, laugh, or act friendly.

3. Never ask for advice.

4. The lack of respect for the rules of engagement.

5. Late. All of the time.

6. Exude suspicious and lack integral behavior.

7. Forgetful is a way of life, and the excuse for everything.

8. Lack of humility. Lack of confidence.

9. Don’t know how to sell self.

10. Too soft spoken or too loud.

Since there is no need to pontificate on any of these characteristics, I do need to fulfill the expectation of all or any of these professional attributes say about the person that possess these characteristics:

May be likeable, but does not understand business.

Smile, friendly, at times too friendly causes suspicion.

Confident, prideful, will not listen to advice.

Lack of respect, well, is a lack of respect. The biggest job crime and is the inability to sell self. When the jobseeker allows shortcomings to inhibit the question, “Can I have the job?” then the work-in-progress evolution stifles.

Career growth stunted. You don’t grow. Ask Grandma if she asked for the job. Ask Mom (before she head slaps you) if she asked for the job.There are 10 attributes that can derail your success, but one that you could consciously control, you don’t. Or—you won’t.

      If  job seekers are unable to sell themselves, eloquently impress upon the interviewer his or her value in writing or verbally, then failure to get what the heart desires is eminent. Then like a banana, hope easily perishes, and tossed  without appeal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.

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A Year Later, Where have You Taken Your Talent?

 

On Friday, the sports world focused in on one infamous quote from an accomplished basketball player.

 

When asking the right questions along the way, one can fully exploit his or her talent\ in the right workplace. It does not matter which part of the process, the questions asked could clarify your desired destination, and the potential employer’s choice for the individual that fits.

Do people just use their talent just at work? If so, why?

If people would use their professional skills outside of work, is it passion? Does it matter?

Where have you taken your talent? Where have your talent taken you?

Lebron James had the right idea. You have to confidence and understand what your skills look like in an unfamiliar place. That is why an investment of time goes to research and asking questions to make sure that your skills can be taken with you.

The reason highly qualified candidates seem to thrive where the competition is fierce. Skills always translate into measurable and visible results. If people have to guess what job your resume is targeting, then I hope you possess a high tolerance for ambiguity.

You don’t have to sit and wait to be picked. Looking for a job is not being picked for teams on the playground. You can take your talents and skills anywhere you want. Just leave the arrogance at home.

About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.

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I talked with John Tarnoff and Kerry Hannon of “The Second Act” podcast about job searching after 50 in October 2022..

I was on “The Career Confidante” podcast to talk about “boomerang employees” and “job fishing” in June 2022.

Making Job Search a Lifestyle With “Dr. Dawn Graham on Careers,” SiriusXM Ch. 132, Wharton School of Business May 2021

In May 2020, I talked with LinkedIn’s Senior News Editor Andrew Seaman on “#GetHired” Live.”

Beverly Jones, host of the NPR podcast “Jazzed About Work,” invited me back to talk job search in May 20202

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