Job search – Common traps for professionals and how to avoid them

It’s Patra Frame time again. Here she provides some great insight into common pitfalls which I have seen trip up many professionals who should know better.  Actually perhaps I should say ‘proffesionals’, because I’ve lost count of how many  CVs and resumes I have seen where someone describes themselves as  ‘a senior management proffesional’ or similar.

Arrogant attitudes towards potential employer’s staff are another risk, especially for senior job hunters. If you greet the receptionist with a friendly and happy attitude, they will quite probably say something good about you to the people that will decide whether or not to hire you. If you are lofty and arrogant, then guess what happens?

Patra calls this ‘silly self sabotage’ and yet too often, it's these little things which get overlooked by job hunters that ultimately stop them getting hired.