How You're Sabotaging Your Job Search (and What to Do Instead)

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But when the job-searching times get tough, it’s easy for networking etiquette to go out the window.

No matter how desperate you are to land a job, networking takes time.

Is following up to see to it that your software was received okay?

Of course, if you do itwithout becoming an annoyance.

StatingInstead of ShowingYou’re the Best

Confidence is great.

But if you’re not careful, it can translate into something not so appealing.

But arrogant, assuming, and most importantly, generic statements don’t do that well.

Knowing when to tone it down can be key in job search success.

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