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02-28-2016, 05:18 PM
3 opportunities you ruin for yourself when you don't research a company
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Here are just a few of the biggest ones:
1. You’re missing potential connections to the company
This isn’t exactly something I thought of early in my career, but once I did, it became fairly obvious. When you send out your resume haphazardly without doing any research on the companies you’re applying to work for, you’re also missing the chance to see if you have any connections to those companies. These connections could very well get your foot in the door. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/28/3-opportunities-research/)
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I k**w how much pressure there is to find a job when you can’t stand your current gig, and I also understand how tempting it is to take the first one you’re offered when you just don’t have one. And I k**w that when you’re in either situation, it’s easy to ig**re the important step of researching every company (https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-ultimate-guide-to-researching-a-company-preinterview) you’re considering applying to work for. However, as dire as your situation might seem, there are some big opportunities you’ll miss if you don’t dig a little deeper.
Here are just a few of the biggest ones:
1. You’re missing potential connections to the company
This isn’t exactly something I thought of early in my career, but once I did, it became fairly obvious. When you send out your resume haphazardly without doing any research on the companies you’re applying to work for, you’re also missing the chance to see if you have any connections to those companies. These connections could very well get your foot in the door. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/28/3-opportunities-research/)
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