A bunch of job search mistakes:

Put your CV out on the web and expect that somebody will contact you based on just that.
Your cover letter is mass-produced.
Your CV includes every thiny thing you have ever done.
You have not researched how the sector do recruting.
Only applying for one job simultaneously.
You are too limited in the geographical […]

Googleable
With the Web and Google it is common for employers to try a quick search on potential people on Google and other search engines. The reason for such a check can be to make sure the information and references are correct, but also see if the person is presentable.
Make sure what comes up is presentable.
Blogs:
If […]

Walk the paths less traveled
It is important to try to find alternative ways to getting a job than only going for applying for jobs that have been advertised on big web sites or in news papers.
The best thing is to try to avoid the spots that the big masses are going for, one have […]

The big line of people wanting to work
It sure can be frustrating getting declined and they tell you that there were 150 people applying for that job.
It is frustrating in a number of ways, sure you did not get the job, but also if you spent considerable time writing a good cover letter and […]

Don’t waste a lot of time writing cover letters for jobs you have do not have any chance of getting. If there are ten jobs listed in your area of expertise one should focus on the one or two that you are best qualified for.
Writing a specific cover letter to a job advertised takes time, […]

When you are starting out searching for a job it is important to Be paranoid and have an increasing amount of panic and fear.
What is meant with that is that you need to be focused at the task of getting a new job from day one. Getting a new job may be as much work […]

Define your goals
If you could choose any job you want, what would that be? If you say that you are willing to do anything it is a bad thing. You may think it makes you look flexible, but it could work against you. It could look as you are desperate for any job, even if […]

It is a real danger when a person is unemployed for a long time.
This is going to be real unscientific since the link to the webpage with details about the study is lost. Anyway there is a big chance for people that have been unemployed for over a year will never work again for the […]

It is important to stand out in some positive way.
Even in the best of times, companies get a lot of resumes and job applications. When companies have a large amount of people to choose from it is essential to stand out in some way.
Work experience is important. It is not only the biggest and best […]