Which job-searching mistake have you made?
| Answering your cell phone during an interview | 3% |
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| Making typos, grammar or spelling mistakes on your resume | 26% |
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| Under-dressing | 6% |
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| Being uninformed about the company | 24% |
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| Asking about salary/vacation, prematurely | 7% |
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| Giving longwinded, off-topic answers | 31% |
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| Being inconsiderate of support staff | 3% |
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| Total Votes for this Question : 512 |
Week of 2009-10-25
Are there more women than men in your workplace?
| Yes, there are many more women than men | 38% |
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| Yes, there are slightly more women than men | 16% |
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| It’s about 50/50 | 13% |
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| No, there are slightly more men than women | 7% |
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| No, there are many more men than women | 26% |
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| Total Votes for this Question : 201 |
Week of 2009-10-18
How did you break the no work, no experience catch-22?
| I studied in a co-op program | 4% |
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| I found an unpaid internship | 6% |
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| I found a paid internship | 3% |
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| I used a personal or family connection | 10% |
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| I downgraded my expectations | 9% |
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| I lucked into my first job | 8% |
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| I was just persistent | 7% |
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| I haven’t broken it yet | 53% |
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| Total Votes for this Question : 249 |
Week of 2009-10-12
How outspoken are you online?
| I blog about work | 0% |
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| I blog about work but I’m discreet about details | 1% |
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| I blog about relationships | 3% |
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| I blog about my hobby | 6% |
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| I don’t blog at all | 90% |
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| Total Votes for this Question : 88 |
Week of 2009-10-4
Where’s your company’s office space?
| In a new high rise downtown | 14% |
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| In an older building downtown | 26% |
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| In a historic building downtown | 6% |
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| In a new office building in a lower-rent district | 9% |
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| In an old office building in the suburbs | 18% |
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| In a converted loft in an industrial building | 3% |
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| In a non-descript industrial park | 24% |
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| Total Votes for this Question : 108 |
Week of 2009-09-27
During your job search, how many of your online job applications went unacknowledged?
| None | 6% |
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| A couple | 5% |
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| A few | 6% |
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| A majority | 37% |
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| Too many | 45% |
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| Total Votes for this Question : 403 |
These informal surveys are designed to help us get to know our readers and are not scientific.
Which job-searching mistake have you made?