Are you a fresher graduate and hunting for job? Is it your situation that you have applied to several companies, but have got an interview call from few ones and rejected almost everywhere? Many of you might answer ‘yes’ to the above question. Many of the youngsters today face this problem.

First, just understand the thing that it is not something serious and if you prepare a checklist, then it is really not going to be hard for you to secure the best job that you deserve. Here are few commonly observed mistakes and blunders that candidates happen to commit, thereby losing the chances of getting job-

• First and foremost thing is your resume. Your resume reaches the recruiters before they see you actually. As you know, first impression is the last impression, it becomes important to attract the recruiter’s eye when they go through your resume. Your resume should be clean, neat, readable and not fancy. It should be brief, concise and relevant. It should contain the keywords that the job post expects. This increases the chances of your resume getting short listed.
• Second important thing is to present yourself when you attend the interview. Around 70% of managers are of the opinion that they create the perfect opinion of the candidate sitting before you in just 5 minutes. So, it becomes very important for you to create the best possible impression in front of the recruiters.
• Before going for interview, do your home work very well. This includes preparing for the questions that are expected in the interview, building up the confidence level etc. Most important thing is the dressing. It is must that you need to dress formally and very neat and tidy.
• Carry yourself very confidently. Look into the eyes of managers while answering them. Never answer them if you are not sure of something.

These were few check points where many of you might have failed and thereby lost the handy opportunity. Many people clear all the rounds of hiring process, but one silly mistake and they have to badly pay for it. Try to avoid committing them. Your body language speaks a lot, probably more than what you actually speak. Even if you are technically strong, but have poor communication and presentation skills; you have no place in this competitive world. So, if you feel that you are weak at any of these, there are various consultancies that are available to help you out.