{"id":18973,"date":"2022-06-27T14:47:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T14:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/it\/?p=18973"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:01:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T17:01:15","slug":"the-best-word-you-can-hear-in-your-job-search-is-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/it\/the-best-word-you-can-hear-in-your-job-search-is-no\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Word You Can Hear in Your Job Search is:\u00a0NO."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Best Word You Can Hear in Your Job Search is:\u00a0<\/strong>NO.<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n

Ask The Expert<\/em> by<\/em> Tom Anderson<\/h3>\r\n

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“What advice would you give a job seeker if they’re not receiving responses from their applications?”<\/p>\r\n

I routinely coach IT and Digital Job Seekers that the best word they can hear from a company after having submitted an application or completed the interview process is the word:\u00a0 \u201cNO.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The simple explanation is that the more \u201cNo\u2019s\u201d you get, the closer you are to getting a \u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0 The challenge for any IT or Digital Job Seeker is:\u00a0 What if you\u2019re not receiving responses from your applications?<\/u><\/p>\r\n

If you\u2019re not receiving responses from your job applications, it\u2019s time to put the brakes on and take a breather in your search.\u00a0 Seriously, just stop.<\/p>\r\n

Here are four areas you should concentrate on:<\/p>\r\n

Your Resume<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n

Review and assess you resume, then decide where you need to make changes. I know that resume writing can be daunting, but you have no more than seven seconds to catch the eye of the HR Professional or Hiring Manager who’s reading your resume. Ask yourself these questions:<\/p>\r\n