Just because the opportunities for higher level jobs or careers are harder to uncover, the higher you aim the fewer people you will have to compete with — for that job. In fact, if you uncover a need which your skills can help solve, that organization may well create a brand new job for you. This means you will be competing with no one, since you will be the sole applicant.
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The importance of sending a thank you letter to everyone is one of the most essential steps in the entire job-hunt. Yet it is the most overlooked step in the entire process. We know of one woman who was told she was hired because she was the only interviewee, out of 39, who sent a thank you letter after the interview.
That’s right, the thank you letter may actually get you the job. You cannot afford to think of this as simply an optional exercise. It is critical to your getting hired.
