Job seekers: 7 Disastrous Moves To Avoid

With the demanding prospects of part-time and temporary jobs, job seekers have to work harder just trying to get a job because competition now is as fierce as ever. To avoid getting left out, we have compiled a list of disastrous moves to avoid while applying and trying to get a job:

#1. Incomplete/Incorrect details
This silly mistake is often overlooked. Important details like contact number and email address have to be real and valid. This is to ensure employers can reach you if they open your resume. Unforgivable mistakes like missing out a single digit of the mobile number is the last thing employers want to see. Therefore, double and triple check your details in your registered account in YourPartTime.com and elsewhere to avoid this dreadful mistake.

#2. Fake resume
This is another thing that simply cannot be accepted. Resume contained documents on how you sell yourself to employers. If you plan to cheat by listing fake details/experiences/expertise, it will be revealed one way or another. Employers for instance will not be very pleased to find a part-timer not knowing how to approach customers when it clearly state in his/her resume that he/she has numerous experience of being a promoter. This will also lead to a blacklisting of your own self. Employers will never ever be interested in you any way in the future.

#3. Recklessly apply for a job
This is simply bad behavior by job seekers. Before applying for a job, one must always check their own availability, the nature of work, the location and other relevant details to see if they fit the job description. Else, DO NOT apply for it. Imagine employers’ frustration when they call you to report for duty and you turn them down on petty things like the salary issues and unavailability to work. Again, you will be blacklisted as a job seeker that is not serious in seeking a job.

#4. Fail to turn up for the interview/briefing session
This is just plain ignorant. When you do this, you can forget about the getting the job. If you are going to be late, make sure you notify the respective employer necessarily. Do not make them assume you are coming and you fail to turn up. Worst still if they were to call you to enquire your whereabouts and you were still in bed due to a bad hangover from last night. Definitely a no no!

#5. Fail to turn up on the working day
This is disastrous! Giving a false hope to employers who trusted you to turn up is just plain evil. End of story. Employers, take note here: Always be prepared for this circumstance by getting at least 2-3 backup ready, just in case.

#6. Giving irrelevant excuses
“I forgot!”, “I woke up late” and “I got stuck in a heavy traffic” are some of the familiar lines which are NOT cool. Employers will brand these excuses irrelevant and unacceptable. You should be prepared for all these to happen beforehand. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Some job seekers even dare to give extreme and atrocious excuses like “My dog fell sick this morning” and “I can’t find a matching pair of shoes/socks”! You won’t be laughing at these statements if it did not happen.

#7. Complain too much
“Salary too low”. “Working hours too long”. “Unfriendly colleagues”. These are just some of the nagging and complaint from part-timers. You have to understand that the employers are just doing you a favor by hiring you part-time. Do not be over calculative. They have the right to fire you on-the-spot. Hence, try not to complain at anything and everything to avoid being the black sheep among your colleagues and employer.