Many job seekers remain jobless for a long period of time because they unconsciously commit many mistakes that prevent them from getting hired. In this article, we will show you the 10 mistakes to avoid when you are searching for a job in Pakistan.

1.   You Limit Your job Search for a One and Only Position:

Sometimes, you wait for a response after your application, but your phone doesn’t ring, and your email doesn’t show the awaited message. It’s clear that you make many online applications every day. However, the process seems very slow for you. It is because you solely submit for a similar position, which might not be available for you at the present moment. Try various applications. Search for degree and non-degree based jobs. Don’t limit yourself to a single position that may not come to your way at a speedy pace.

2.   Wasting Many Job Opportunities

Looking for a specific job seems time-consuming. It can be exhausting too, if your daily routine is based on the continuous attempts to get the same job. Many candidates get disheartened by the serial rejections. Therefore, they might give up the quest and try another job from a different field. In this respect, you have to be patient.At the same time, you don’t have to hang too many hopes on a specific career. Time is running fast. Don’t waste it on waiting and expecting.

Patience is good when it comes to waiting for results or a second interview after the first approval. Therefore, don’t attach yourself to impossible dreams and don’t waste for illusionary opportunities. Invest your time in learning new skills, especially computing skills. The more you master software and hardware stuff, the more you get better professional opportunities, since everything deals with computing.

3.   Lacking Documents

Some job seekers don’t understand why they are always rejected and not directly hired. It’s because they lack certain documents in their application files. They sometimes dispense with some important papers and don’t try to provide them like medical certificates, birth documents, recommendation letters, cover letters. Sometimes employers ask for specific documents to make sure if you can handle some tasks if you have a clean criminal record if you are fit for this job or not. Therefore, you have to provide all these documents without doubt or hesitation, so that your employer can have a clear image of you. Train yourself to include a good letter inside your job application with these tips:

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    4.   Using a Non-appealing Resume:

Resumes or CVs are very important for job applications. If your resume is poorly written and badly constructed, employers will get less interest in you. Therefore, try to make writing resumes and formatting them a part of your recent habits.

      5.   Putting a lot of skills and information:

Some job seekers think that a perfect resume should include all the skills that match every job description. This is a false assumption. Too much exaggeration is not the key to impress your employers. Because they know that these qualities are not right and you certainly don't own all of them. Therefore, be careful while putting skills in your resume or describing your characteristics. Kindly read this article:

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       6.   You have No Online Presence:

Many employers consider use online platforms to search for their employees. If you don’t make an account and subscribe to these platforms, you will not be online notified by recruiters. You will probably miss many job opportunities as long as you are relying on traditional and old means of job searching. Therefore, you need to use all the possible online employment platforms, so that you increase your online visibility.

7.   Unprofessional Email Address

Your contact information is very important. It should reflect your serious intention of getting hired. If your email address looks childish or looks bizarre, it will not offer a serious concern from your side and might affect your job application. Therefore, make a professional email address, free of nicknames or celebrity names, and put it in your resume.

         8.   Offering Slave-like Services

There are many job seekers who think that by making extra services, they will get hired. Some suggest that they are willing to work on a holiday or volunteering for night shifts or extra hours. These are not proposing offers. They are rather slave-like offers. Although these suggestions might convince managers to hire you, however, they will ruin you and other candidates, because you gave the opportunity to exploit you. They will take these offers for granted. When you apply for a job, hiring managers might ask, what you would add to their company or institution. The answer is not adding extra work or sacrifices. It’s adding value.

    9.   You are not well-prepared for a Job Interview:

When you finally get an interview, try your best to get approved. Prepare for the common interview questions, and don’t forget to answer with confidence about everything you expect. Show your interest in this job position by convincing your employer with positive ideas. Don’t pretend or act and be as authentic as possible. For more information, check this article:

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    10.               You are Turning Down a Job Interview Badly:

Many job seekers get contacted for more than a single interview. For example, it happens that you were qualified for more than a job position; one of them is in your wish list, and the other is from the plan B list.  If you were appointed to choose between two different offers, you will probably go for the one which interests you the most and reject the other. However, you have to know how to reject it, because you might lose both of them if you don’t make good choices or don’t put the strategies of a positive rejection. See this article for better guidance:

How to Turn Down a Job Interview but Keep the Door Open

These are the ten mistakes that many job seekers don’t consider during their job search. Make sure you avoid them during your job search in Pakistan.