8 Reasons No One Will Hire You - TheJobNetwork

8 Reasons No One Will Hire You - TheJobNetworkYoure still searching, still unemployed, and getting more and more frustrated by the day. Everybody tells you its a numbers game, a waiting game, and that as long as you are doing all the things you know youre meant to be doing to get a job, that youll eventually get hired. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) There are, however, a few sneaky reasons why you just arent hirable. Perhaps there are a few things you are doing, unwittingly, that are compromising your prospects and sabotaging your search.Take a look at the following what-leid-to-dos and make sure you arent guilty of any of them before you start blaming fate or the bad economy for your continued joblessness.1. Youre a little messy.It sounds sort of silly and, I dont know, last century, but personal presentation actually can have a huge amount to do with the impression you make and your hirability. Are you clean? Smell nice? Wearing clean , pressed, well-fitting clothes? Great. Are you pierced or sporting lots of visible tattoos? This, unfortunately (and yes, somewhat unfairly), can impact your chancessame with showing up unshaved.2.You dont prep well.If youre not walking into every interview having done your homeworkreading up on the company, your interviewer, and your industrythen you should be ashamed of yourself. Highly prepared candidates are going to be mopping the floor with you at every turn. If you find the whole process a little daunting, hire a career coach3. You bombed the interview.Giving a good interview means showing up presentable, prepared, and having something to say. If youre apathetic, unresponsive, monosyllabic, depressed, aggressive, apathetic, or show a bad attitude of any kind, you just will not get hired.Make sure your interviewer doesnt have to pry answers out of you. Be prepared to answer truthfully and candidlyand without having to be coaxed. But also make sure not to talk too much, as tha t can swing you in the opposite direction of bad interviewees. Remember, youre being graded here on your communication skillswhich are crucial Prove that you have some. Ask a friend to mock interview you and diagnose your situation.5. You didnt follow directions.Job postings are often very specific. If yours asks for a very specific task, say a one-page statement about something specific, or a particular piece of the application, dont think you can disregard this and see what happens if and when you move forward. Failing to follow your first basic direction doesnt bode well for a candidate and you likely will not make the first cut.6. Youre using an archaic job title.Your job title has been rendered obsoleteor is on the off in your industry. Whether your job is being phased out, or replaced by robots, or your industry is simply stagnating, you might want to consider switching tacksor switching fields.7. Youre over- or under-qualified.You either applied as a shot in the dark or even you know that youre hideously overqualified. Even if youre desperate for a job, hiring managers are going to see your impressive resume and assume youll leave them for a better job at the earliest opportunity. Consult or lash out on your ownor wait for a job opening that more matches your skills. On the other hand, if you dont meet at least 60% of the qualifications listed in a posting dont bother applying. Youre just wasting everybodys time (including your own).8. Youre asking for too much money.Everyone is tightening their belts. Salaries are taking a bit of a dip across the board. So if youre asking anything in the tens of thousands above the stated salary range, you might as well be shouting at the hiring manager not to take you seriously.10. Youre making it all about you.A little secret the hiring process isnt about you and your perfect elevator pitch and your list of skills and experience. Its about the company a gap they need to fill, a problem they need to solve. Start think ing how you might help them rather than how they might help you by hiring you. And if you arent tailoring your materials for each individual job, then youre never going to get anywherepromise.