Job Hunting Online? Don't Make These Mistakes!

By siliconindia  |   Thursday, 27 March 2014, 01:13 IST
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Bangalore: The hiring trend has changed drastically over the years and the earlier approach of job screening is a thing of the past. In this information era, most recruiters are opting for online screening, which saves precious time and energy. As a result of which, presently, nearly 90 percent of job-hiring in large companies are happening online.



However, online job applicants generally have a tendency to commit certain common mistakes that might ruin their chances of landing a job. Here is a list of such common mistakes that are better to be avoided, as reported on Rediff.com.



1. Applying For Positions That Don’t Match Your Profile: Most often, numerous candidates apply for roles that are not in line with their profile or tend to apply for different roles within the same company. They fail to realize that such mistakes might damage their reputation in the eyes of the prospected employer and chances are that the recruiters might not take such candidates seriously.



In fact, such mistakes can ruin a candidate’s chance of being considered for a future opening that is in line with his profile.



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