CareerPointers - AIU Online Newsletter

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. —Margaret Fuller

1. Asking your boss's wife if she knows anyone who is hiring.

2. Badmouthing your present job. No one likes a complainer.

3. Sending a mass email to all your contacts that says "Dear ____, I need a job. Send me all your contacts ASAP."

4. Using the goofy email name (e.g., HotGirl) that amuses all your friends, but sends the wrong impression to potential employers.

5. Confusing a networking event for a singles party. Don't mix business with pleasure!

6. Skipping the thank-you note.

7. Openly criticizing your target company and offering ideas for improvement. You never know who you are offending.

8. Fibbing about a contact. ("Mary gave me your name.") When the truth comes out, you'll lose not one but two contacts.

9. Inserting the wrong company or contact name in a follow-up letter.

10. Not networking at all!

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