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Michael Farr:
So they go about jumping into this whole job search thing and they use ineffective or inefficient techniques. And as a result it takes them a lot longer to get jobs perhaps than they should. Or they end up getting jobs that aren't as good.

Michael Farr, author of the book, 7 Steps To Getting A Job Fast says right off the bat many people get bogged down in crafting the perfect resume.

So of course that's part of the problem too, people will sit at home worrying about the resume. And what I suggest instead is look, get a simple resume together, it doesn't have to be perfect just make sure it has no errors; typing, grammar. It can be simple, and your better approach is go about using that quickly. And you can spend your time on evenings and weekends making a better resume, but in the meantime you're out there searching and being active instead of sitting at home worrying about your resume.

And being active means to get out and talk to people who are in a position to hire you.

I would just say, get at it, create a schedule, hit it hard at least five hours a day in an organized way. Go out and get as many interviews as you can and just work as hard as you can to be consistent. So that every week you spend about twenty-five hours a week, keep following up. If you don't do that your unemployment is just going to continue to stretch out longer than it should.

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