5 Job Search Mistakes to Avoid in 2022

Stepping out into the job market in 2022? With talent shortages and a record number of workers quitting, there’s an unprecedented movement going on in the job market right now. It’s a great time to make a career move, but you also need to make sure you’re making the most of the opportunity. You can do that by not making these five job search mistakes.

Job Search Mistake #1: Casting Too Wide of a Net

Solution: Narrow down your focus.

When it comes to casting too wide of a net, this usually takes the shape of a job seeker who wants to use the same resume to apply to many different — and unrelated — positions. They end up creating a general resume that they use to then apply to ten different roles. The consequence is that they end up getting zero interviews because their resume isn’t focused on one specific role.

If you’re trying to use a resume broadly, you’re not going to have nearly the effectiveness or response rate you would see if you narrowed the focus on your resume to one or two related roles and applied with the targeted resume.