Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Your Job Search

Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Your Job Search

Welcome to Work Watch.  Here are several interesting facts that you should be aware of in your job search:

1.  Employers spend on average six seconds looking at your resume before they make the initial “fit or not fit” decision on applicants, and only 20% of applicants get an interview, which means making your resume stand out is crucial.

2.  7 seconds – the time involved for a stranger to form a first impression about you.

3.  You have on average 40 minutes to make a good impression during your interview, however, 33% of bosses know within the first 90 seconds of an interview whether a candidate will get the job.

4.  93% of employers will view a job candidate’s social media profile and 55% will negatively reconsider afterward, so clean up what you don’t want seen by an employer!

5.  66% of job recruiters hold bad spelling and grammar errors against you.

6.  If you don’t negotiate your salary, it could cost you up to $500,000 by the time you’re 60 years old.

7.  80% of jobs are never posted, but are instead found through networking and/or energetic job search strategies!

8.  94% of recruiters use LinkedIn to sift through candidates.

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