Job Search 101: Incorporate the Real You

by Matt Cheuvront on July 29, 2010

stack of resumes

The following is a guest post by the super-awesome, old-school Nickelodeon-loving Jessica Malnik. Jessica is a Gen Y blogger, social media enthusiast, and all around great person to know. For Jessica’s social media, technology and workplace ramblings, swing by her blog here.

It’s amazing how much we learn about ourselves in times of extreme uncertainty.

Looking back, I learned more about myself in the four and half months of my grueling job search than I have in 10 years. There’s something about writing countless cover letters, remaking dozens of resumes and the stream of rejection emails that really got me thinking.

So, after three months of applying to dozens of jobs and getting no solid leads, I started doing some serious soul searching. I realized I needed to change up my strategy in the job hunt.

I was so worried about confirming to the “traditional” job search approach that I was losing what made me UNIQUE.

ARE YOU STANDING OUT IN YOUR JOB SEARCH? CLICK THROUGH FOR MORE…

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