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Landing a new job is too important a task to leave to common knowledge, as we've pointed out in a previous article on job resume myths. Here are a few more myths to avoid.
If you care at all about your career, you have to consider job resume myths to be among your prime enemies in the fight to get ahead. In some cases they can hurt you more than a lack of education or experience, and present a greater challenge than hiring freezes or a shaky economy.
Finding the perfect job is hard enough, so don't let common job resume myths hamper your career advancement. Here are three big ones to avoid.
If you've ever let so-called "common knowledge" guide a job hunt, then you've probably fallen prey to the occasional job resume myth. So what, you ask? Well, you may not have realized it, but ever so accidentally, you may have sabotaged your chances of getting the job of your dreams.
But don't freak out! It's not as if you can't learn from your mistakes. Most resume faux pas are the results of simple errors and misperceptions, which usually boil down to simply not knowing any better. With this article, we aim to fix that.
Don't get caught up in public speaking myths! Avoid these ideas at all costs.
Public speaking is hard enough without public speaking myths to cloud your judgment. Want to make your speech a success? Then your best bet is to ignore everyone's advice and do what you feel comfortable doing. Of course, for many people what they feel comfortable doing is running offstage and hiding in a corner, so if you must follow advice, at least avoid these blunders.
Don't let myths about health care careers stand in the way of your dream job!
There are as many myths about health care careers as there are choices in that field. Health care encompasses a wide variety of professions ranging from oral surgeon to holistic massage therapist. It's only natural that with such a spread of careers to cover, myths and generalizations start to spring up. But if you dream of a career in health care, you owe it to yourself to uncover the truth behind these myths!
Don't let job interview myths wreck your chances!
As if a job interview isn't scary enough, a whole crop of job interview myths lie in wait. You're looking for a few tips to make sure you put your best foot forward, and what do you find? A myriad of ideas, hints, and suggestions -- some of them true, some not -- and no way to sift the truth from the nonsense. Well, never fear: here are the top four job interview myths exposed!
