With the highest unemployment rate in more than 20 years, over 40 million people are now circulating résumés. But many haven’t looked for jobs in a long time and are falling victim to 10 common mistakes. According to Bob Gerberg Jr., CEO of ERI, many talented and marketable people are simply doing the wrong things. Gerberg says the 10 major mistakes that millions of people make are:
· They use old-style historical resumes that no longer work.
· They rely on old job hunting methods and don’t follow a plan.
· They never market their transferable skills.
· They don’t minimize their liabilities.
· They don’t know how to find enough public openings.
· They never send resume to their best prospects.
· They never get considered for private jobs.
· They don’t go after exciting new industry options.
· They don’t act on leads to private jobs.
· They come across as average in interviews.
Gerberg advises job seekers to use these key rules to drafting an outstanding résumé that will work.
· Your résumé must be one page in length.
· The jobs you are going after must be listed first.
· The top third of your résumé must be a 20 second summary.
· Any liabilities must never be disclosed.
· Your transferable skills must be emphasized.
· Your résumé must have a first class image.
· Your résumé must be scanning ready with relevant key words.
