HOW NOT TO GET A JOB

These steps will guarantee that you NEVER get that dream job, promotion and even that first interview!

* Send a shabby incomplete un-updated cv, with little information, missing dates, missing employment details, one liner job descriptions, no education details...and no telephone number!
* Respond telephonically to a job advertisement sounding really sleepy, uninterested and having no clue which ad you are responding to.
* Sending a please call me to a job advertisement.* Emailing your cv exposing all recipients as you haven't bothered to personalise for that particular job and just keep endlessly emailing your cv to every advertisement.
* When a client is kind enough to include cell number in the advertisement, be sure to call it late a night or during the weekend.
* Being impatient and rude to receptionist but incredibly polite to agent or client hiring.
* Never following up or trying to build report/relationship with agent.
* Turning up late for your first interview as there was 'traffic' and you 'got lost' or 'your car broke down' 
* Sweaty armpits, smelling like you took a bath in your perfume, untidy unruly hair, dirty nails.
* Making no effort to dress corporately and going dressed for your Sunday barbeque.
* Smelly breathe.
* Tobacco/nicotine/alcohol breathe.
* Sweaty palms, fidgety nervous hands, nose picking, crotch adjusting, overexposed cleavage.
* Pompous arrogant 'know it all' 'been there-done that' attitude
* Resistant to change, have nothing more to learn.
* Laughing so loud bringing back horror memories or karaoke night gone all wrong.
* Inability to listen as too busy blabbing incessantly.
* Not acknowledging all involved in the interview.
* Bringing up personal, emotional issues, deep discussions of about current state of depression and physical ailments.
* Make sure not to say thank you for the interview, that too will leave a lasting impression.


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Best wishes
Melinda