Palimpsest: How Not to Get a Job, Part 2

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Monday, December 17, 2007 — posted by Alan Pringle

I would like to add some points to Sarah's list of poor job-seeking techniques:

Don't put an email address in your contact information if it contains some variation of a celebrity's name. It comes across as unprofessional (and a tad creepy, to be honest). Use some variation of your name and initials.
Don't claim to do work you didn't do at a previous job, particularly when you're sending a resume to the person who actually did that work in the time period you specified. (Yes, that happened during our last round of resumes; I didn't react too well to seeing my work on another person's resume.)
If the posting for a job says no phone calls, do not call about the job. Also, if you work for a staffing agency and call about a job posting that is labeled "principals only," you earn whatever curt responses you may encounter when you call the company or send swarms of email.

All this being said, we have seen some really good resumes and cover letters (and email addresses reflecting applicants' names).

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