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Career Tip #11: Your attitude about your job and your employer is noted, by everyone around you, including your boss. If you haven’t received a raise or promotion lately while others around you have, take a good look at yourself and ask if a negative attitude could be sabotaging your career goals.

Career Tip #12: Role play with a partner your responses to typical interview questions prior to the big day. Most of us don’t interview often and are therefore not very good at it. Practice makes your answers smoother and more professional and will help calm pre-interview jitters.

Career Tip #13: Keeping up with continuing education in your field is a key way to keep yourself competitive and give you an edge up on the job market. Be sure to select coursework that is relevant, cutting edge, and that will assist you in creating tangible results for your company.

Career Tip #14: When providing references, choose people who can directly speak to your accomplishments in prior positions that are similar to the one to which you are applying, ie. former supervisors, peers, or team members. Be sure to let your references know in advance that someone will be calling and remind your reference of successful projects or assignments you worked on together so they can easily bring those to mind and discuss them when the interviewer calls.

Career Tip #15: Never leave dates of employment off of your resume, even when you have gaps. Hiring authorities interpret the lack of dates as a huge red flag that you are hiding a sporadic work history or a habit of frequent job hopping. Use your cover letter to address and explain any major gaps in employment or drastic changes.

Career Tip #16: Job hunting when unemployed can be a disheartening task. To maximize your results and find a position as quickly as possible, only apply to positions that are suitable to your skills and experience. Avoid “spamming” your resume everywhere in the vain hope that someone, somewhere will give you a job.

A careful, considered and tailored application to a position your background is suitable for will garner better results.