As many may already know, you hear the word "job" and "career" in the same context from time to time. As many also know, they are two different aspects of working. A job is generally something you do to acquire short term money and a career is a long-term pursuit to reach one's dream. However, many may not understand why it is important to know the difference between the two.

Motivation!
If you are a college student hoping to strive for a career of your dreams, then it is best that you take jobs or paid internships to set yourself along the way. Yes, this process may take long, but striving towards a dream usually does. Unfortunately, the long length of time that many people go through from job to job or simply one job in general, they begin to label it as their career.
Never Do That!
Not to say that it is a bad thing to be in the same job for years. Just as well, not saying that it is a bad thing to be content with the position that you are in. What I am saying, is never be too content with your position in your ‘job' that you call it your career when it never intended to be so. A career is a workplace you feel content doing for the rest of your life. Always remember that the career you have set your goals towards, is not the job you have now.
In doing so, this thought process can motivate you to work harder in the job you are in at the moment or plan on receiving. It makes that strive for your goal, even more, worth it. If you really have a career that you're aiming for, go for it, no matter how many years you spend at your ‘job.'

Stepping Stones
Having a job while moving towards a career is not a bad thing. As I said in the previous text, one always has to start out somewhere. Going from job to job or simply staying in one for many years is not awful. In fact, having a job is best compared to having stepping stones to your career goal. It can help you see what strengths and weakness you should work on, what not to do in order to strive for your goal, and even sort out different thought processes about how to achieve your dream career.

Career Benefits
Unlike simply having a job, acquiring a career gives more opportunities for upward mobility. This means, not only would you be stable but you would also continue to strive in a workplace of your dreams. You'll have higher income compared to a job, schedule flexibility and even various possible advancements.  Being content and satisfied in your workplace helps you further look forward to life and have a healthier relationship with coworkers, friends and family. Life becomes richer and you receive a better sense of what it really means to enjoy it.
Not only so, but you become a better role model for children in the future. The one thing children do best is observe. Especially adults. Children always model themselves after their peers. Having a career is your best opportunity of showing them that when you strive for a dream, you can make it. Motivation like this gives the chance to persuading children that your dreams for your future are always worth going for no matter how long it takes.
Gaining your dream career allows your skills, knowledge, and experience to flow even further than they already have. A job is typically done for earning money, but with a dream career in your grasp, you have greater independence. It takes skills, experience, education, and numerous wins and fails to obtain a career but if you continuously aim for your goal, you can achieve it.

Source: https://www.honorsociety.org/articles/why-it-important-know-difference-between-job-career

In my opinion, I think it has. How to? Well it's simple. Job is paid. You must be wondering, why I say it. Currently it is very hard to be employed and remain on the job. Employees strive to fulfill their obligations. The boss needs to understand that they are trying very much.

At my job because I no boss, I'm the boss himself. I've scored so I left without a job. I am thinking how to find another job. Somehow I knew it and began to make a living somehow.

My sister has a regular job and a salary. I still work alone. I have free time, so I use it practically for socializing and learning new skills. I think that free time is useful.

Last year Daniel was “downsized” when his contract was not renewed after five years as the athletic director at a small college in the Northeast. The college had hired a new president and the president wanted his own person in this position. At first Daniel was confident he would get another job relatively quickly since he has the reputation of being a hard worker and being a quality administrator. But the new job never came.

Daniel had interviewed for several other jobs, but the outcome was always the same – he didn’t get the job. After six months of unemployment his attitude became negative and he started becoming depressed. It was at this point that he sought the advice from a well-respected colleague. In their discussion, the colleague recommended that Daniel research the best methods for developing his job search skills, and search for strategies that would help him to have a more positive attitude.

Daniel purchased a book on career development in college sports, and as he read about the proper techniques he should be using during the interview process, he was surprised at how much he needed to learn in order to be competitive in the job search process.  He then found a blog on the Internet by Brian Tracy that discussed the need for being an optimist.  In his blog, entitled “Be an Optimist at All Times”, Tracy discussed the need for mental fitness so you can feel good about yourself and your situation.  Tracy outlined seven items a person should focus on in order to develop a positive attitude.  These seven items are listed below and include the lessons Daniel took away from each item.

Control Your Reactions and Responses – You need to be aware of how you react and respond to your situation.  People like to be around positive people, and your attitude will affect your relationship with the members of the search committee. Therefore, you need to have a positive and optimistic attitude.
Isolate the Incident – Stay positive and know that each interview is an isolated event. In other words, your next interview is disconnected from your previous interviews and you need to be optimistic that your next interview will lead to a job offer.
See Setbacks as Temporary Events – Know that you won’t get every job you interview for and that you need to be persistent in your job search. This is just a part of the job search process.
Don’t Take Failure Personally – Quite often a person doesn’t get the job because the position isn’t the right fit for you, or someone else had an “in” with the organization. Understand this, don’t take it personally, and move on with the process.
Remain Calm and Objective – The job search process can be frustrating. You need to accept this, learn along the way, and stay positive.
Take the Long View – Refuse to take the rejection letter personally, and know that it’s a numbers game.  The more interviews you have, the more likely you are to be hired.  It all takes time.
Action Exercises – Continually provide yourself with positive self-talk and remind yourself that your situation is temporary. Stay strong and look at each job interview as not being connected with the previous interview, but recognize when things go wrong. You will want to analyze your performance from each interview and improve your performance for your next interview.
It took Daniel another two months to land a job as an athletic director at another small college. He credits his success in securing the job to learning the proper job search skills, and from the teachings of optimism by Brian Tracy. Daniel is now a big believer in the power of positive thinking.

Remember, ultimately the job will go to the candidate who is prepared and who effectively executes the basics of the job interview process. In all you do, you will want to EXECUTE FOR SUCCESS!

Source: https://sportscareersinstitute.wordpress.com/2017/04/17/optimism-and-your-job-search/

Before my son was born I was an office and hiring manager at a company. Each time I advertised to hire someone, I received over 100 resumes. I interviewed a lot of people. I’ve learned that there are things that can hinder your ability to be hired. There are also ways to increase your chances of getting hired as well. Start by looking for jobs online, help wanted signs, and advertising yourself on social media. Search diligently each day. Once you have found a job to apply to, begin by doing these top 7 proven ways to get hired.

1- Fine tune your resume. The first thing hiring managers see is your resume. You want to make a great impression. It’s true what you hear, that employers typically spend less than a minute looking at your resume (unless it catches their attention). Here are some things to do and not do.

Don’t send in a resume that is obviously applying for a different type of job. Many resumes I received were focused on a different position (often in a completely unrelated field). It was like the person who sent in their resume had tailored it to another job they had previously applied for and never bothered to revise it before sending it to me. As a result, I could tell that they didn’t value the position I was hiring for so I deleted it.
Have someone else with good grammar look over your resume. Resumes that had lots of typos and/or that were not coherent I also tossed out.
Use bullet points, short sentences, sell yourself, use descriptive words, be clear, and don’t lie. Sell yourself but don’t over exaggerate.
Don’t send in a resume for a job that you don’t have all the qualifications for. The exception may be if  you have 9 of the 10 qualifications, then you could maybe get away with applying for it. Just let them know somewhere that you have 9 of the 10 requirements (and which one you are lacking). If they are interested, they will contact you.
Leave at least 2 or 3 references of trustworthy people and include their updated phone numbers. Also, call your references before hand to ask permission/make sure they know you are putting them down as a reference. This will give them time to think of great things to say about you. When references sound rather shocked or surprised when asked about the individual, it typically doesn’t reflect well on the applicant.
Use a professional email address. Create a new one if yours is cutesy, immature, or profane.
Keep the resume less than 2 pages long unless it’s a job that requires more detail.
2- Clean up your social media. Yep that’s right, before you send out your resume to anyone, make sure your social media is presentable. What to delete?

Foul language
Pictures of you partying/drinking
You gambling
Skanky shots/immodestly dressed selfies
Basically, anything that would make another person wonder about your ability to be reliable and/or be professional.
Often the first thing I would do after sorting through all the bad resumes is take the good ones and do a quick Google search of each person. Immediately their social media pages would pop up. I’d spend a few minutes clicking through the photos.

It was surprising to me that people who were desperately looking for a job had 20 or sometimes even 100+ photos on their social media pages of them partying-hard- and/or lots of crude messages/updates. I recommend not putting that stuff up on the internet at all, but if you have already, then delete them (making them private doesn’t always hide them).

3- Follow up after you send in your resume. In my experience, a lot of people sent in resumes to me because it was a requirement for them to keep their unemployment. Further, resumes may get blocked and never make it into the right hands. Unless the ad says not to call, I recommend following up either later the same day or the next to make sure it arrived. Following up also gets your resume on the top of the stack or starred in their inbox.

4-Follow instructions VERY CAREFULLY. After these first few steps, I would send a short task to the applicants I was interested in. I did this for multiple reasons. A few of them were to ensure that they:

Had critical thinking skills
Could follow instructions
Were serious about getting the job
Could complete something by a certain deadline.
After I got the questions back, those who exemplified the aforementioned qualities would be called for an interview. So even if you are asked to do something really simple, follow the instructions carefully and complete the task thoroughly.

5- What to do at the interview.

Show up on time. Leave plenty of time to arrive (sometimes there is horrible traffic) but don’t go into the building too early. I’d say that arriving about 7 minutes early is good. I remember one day I had a crazy schedule and it was about time for lunch. I was very hungry. Just as I was about to take my lunch break. My interviewee came in. She was 45 minutes early! Needless to say it wasn’t my favorite interview. I let her wait a little but I still wasn’t happy about having to scarf down my lunch as she sat in the waiting area outside my office.
Dress modestly and neatly. Its uncomfortable to interview someone who has a low cut shirt or tiny skirt. It’s not a great impression if men have wrinkled shirts, dirty, or stinky clothes.
Also, lay off the ‘glam’ look.  Unless you are going to an interview for a modeling position or something similar use a moderate amount of make up. Generally employers don’t want to hire someone who will distract the rest of the staff. If you are extremely good looking, I’d say dress even more modestly (high neckline, long skirts or pants). Put your hair in a nice ponytail or wear glasses. And no matter what you look like, don’t flirt with the office staff while you are there.
Don’t complain and make excuses. I almost always threw out the resumes of interviewees that went on and on about how they were slighted in their last jobs. How they were the victim of their last boss, or how horrible their life was. Even if it was true, it wasn’t productive. If you think about it, an interview is a time to talk yourself up and to prove that you are the best candidate.  Keep answers positive, honest, and reasonable in length. Here is a guideline: If you are shy think of ways to use 4 sentences or more to answer. If you are a chatter box monitor yourself to not say more than 8 sentences to answer a question. Keep eye contact, relax, and be personable.
6- Find out about the company. I was always really impressed when those who I interviewed had taken time to find out about our company beforehand. It was a huge green flag for me. So mention it once or possibly twice. Often a smooth way to mention it without seeming like you are ‘trying’ to impress could be at the end. Often the interviewer will ask, “Do you have any questions for me?”. At this point you could say, “I was looking on your website and it looks like you deal with ___________, if I were hired would I be involved in that?” or “It looks like your company specializes in _______. That is really interesting, how long have you been doing that?” This shows that you take initiative and that you are serious about the job.

7- Once you are hired do all you can to keep your job. Try to start when your employer wants you to start. After that (even if your employer doesn’t mention it), treat the first 30-60 days as a trial period. You are easier to fire now (when you are new and training) than you will ever be. So make sure to be on your BEST behavior. Show up ON TIME. Don’t call in sick (if at all possible). Study after hours. Take notes. Learn all you can. We hired and then quickly fired in this first 30-60 days. Many times new hires wouldn’t show up on time, were constantly sick, and/or weren’t working hard. Also, don’t talk back. If someone would talk back to me or to other managers early on  we would start with the warning/firing process. If you don’t have one, work on developing a good work ethic. Give your all at your job (no matter what it is) and your odds of keeping it will be much higher.

Getting hired is a process but if you follow these top 7 steps you will get a job much quicker than if you don’t.

If you are tired of trying to get hired and want to start making money legitimately from home I’ve interviewed 30 women who work legitimate jobs at home you can read their interviews, how they got started, how much they make, etc. here. How to Legitimately Make Money From Home.

Source: http://livelikeyouarerich.com/top-7-proven-ways-to-get-hired/

This is the age old question … How do you get hired to do work that you’ve never been paid to do before because you need experience. But to get that experience, you need to do the work. Here are a three ways to overcome this chicken & egg situation:

Get Involved

The fastest way to learn is to get involved in the community. It can lead to new partnerships, new opportunities, and lend itself to being in the right place at the right time. You will also start learning and understanding who the key players are, what they care about, and what they are working on in. If you’re not sure where to start, here are some ideas. If you’re not sure what’s available in your area, use google or ask around.



Create Proof Points

You need to create proof points that demonstrate you have the chops to do the work. If your current portfolio doesn’t represent your capability in a way that can garner the opportunities you’re looking for, you can create it by investing into personal projects that do.  Use your own money, your own time, your resources to make it happen. Create a portfolio that shows the work that you want to be paid to do.

Do the Work

There are no shortcuts. If you’re waiting to be recognized with very little to show, you will be waiting for a long time while others will pass you by. You have to do the work and share it. Don’t expect if you do one or two projects that the doors will open. You need to keep grinding, keep contributing, keep getting involved. Eventually, opportunities will come. I promise  you.

Source: http://www.chasejarvis.com/blog/how-to-get-hired-with-no-experience/

Does the thought of spending your days building the iPhone app of tomorrow make your heart swell? Are you looking to increase your job prospects, or earn a higher salary?

In this post I’ll be writing about the amazing job opportunities available in tech, and how if you want to build your new career or change your old one it’s time you started to learn web development. Programming skills are a hot commodity and only going to grow more in demand.

Jobs involving computer science skills are growing at a lightning pace, but many employers are struggling to find employees with the right skill sets. According to the Brookings Institution, job openings for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) take longer to fill than jobs in any other field, though they are among the highest-paying. This is by no means a sign that workers aren’t trying to get jobs in tech.

The need for employment is strong, with unemployment levels around the world remaining high since the recession. The unemployment rate across the Eurozone, for example, was at 11.5% and at 6.1% in the U.S in July. The #1 reason those without a job are finding it hard to score one of these numerous coding jobs employers are begging to fill is because many lack the technical competencies necessary for the job. There are simply not enough people who are trained to code!



How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting A Job By Learning How To Code
What Can We Do To Solve This Problem?

Well, unless workers start training today, this tech skills gap will only widen. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that by 2020 1.4 million new computer science jobs will exist, but American universities are on track to fill only one-third of those positions. In Europe, too, demand is set to vastly increase while supply falls. The European Commission estimates that between 730,000 and 1.3 million information and communications technology positions will open up across Europe by 2020, but the number of computer science graduates in Europe has been steadily decreasing since 2006.

Unless workers (that means you!) start training to code now, a huge portion of these positions will go unfilled. This issue is not limited to tech companies; in fact, the tech skills gap is spreading into every industry. As data-based decision-making becomes increasingly common across all fields, including government offices, hospitals, advertising agencies and more, tech skills are becoming essential tools for scoring many jobs.

So What Does This Mean For You?
The tech skills gap means that learning to code will boost your chances of getting a job – and not just any job, but a job you like, and a high-paying one at that!



What You Gain When You Upgrade Your Skill Set And Learn To Code

A decent salary
Creative fulfillment
A flexible schedule
These perks are just the tip of the iceberg when you know how to code. Programming skills are likely to bring you some pretty sweet benefits. In-office recreation centers, unlimited vacation time, self-improvement funds and free professional massages are a few of the freebies you might encounter at a tech company. Think these perks are more than you could ever ask for? Think again. It’s becoming commonplace for technology professionals and IT contractors in the U.S. to earn six-figure salaries.

“There are a lot of reasons to keep one’s technical skills polished—and optimism high,” writes Nick Kolakowski at Dice.

Now highly in-demand, programming skills can grant you access to almost any industry that interests you. Yes, you read that right – learning to code can be your “in” not only to traditional tech companies but also to so much more. From jobs at startups and small businesses to long-standing corporations and organizations in the sciences, arts, education, and more, there’s something for everyone who learns how to code.

Interested In Learning To Code, But Not So Keen On Leaving Your Current Employer?

If you aren’t looking to change jobs, programming skills can improve your work life. Your additional tech knowledge will make you more adaptable to new technologies, and your newfound ability to take on more advanced technological tasks will give you an edge. Even if you do not work in a technological role, learning to code will enable you to collaborate with your more techie coworkers and put you in a position to hire techies. In fact, learning to code **now, when programming skills are at their prime, will make you indispensable to your company and could even put you in line for a **promotion.

As Emma Sinclair, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of EnterpriseJungle, told us, learning new skills will only increase your employability and show that you are a self-starter:

“Whether it’s learning to ‘speak finance’ or how to code, tackling a new skill in sectors at the heart of business can only increase your employability. You don’t have to be a pro, but showing a potential new employer that you recognise learning doesn’t stop at school or college and that you’ve taken time to upgrade your competency in an important field speaks volumes about how motivated you are, especially if you want to change career paths. Smart employers looks for knowledge-hungry people with an ability to learn rather than solely relying on existing know-how.”

How You Can Learn To Code
Ready to upgrade your skills and pursue a career in tech? Learn to code at your own pace while you continue on at you day job, and focus on the skills you want to learn. Here are a few examples of free and paid courses, both online and off.

Online offerings

Codecademy

Offerings: HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, Python, Ruby, PHP

Features : Free; self-paced; interactive modules

Selling point: Codecademy prides itself on being the first world’s first truly net native educational offering

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Bloc

Offerings: Full stack web development, frontend web development, iOS, Android, UX design

Features: Full-time and part-time offerings; portfolio-building projects

Selling point: Bloc’s mentor-based intensive program is designed as a course-to-career training program

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Thinkful

Offerings: Frontend web development, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, iOS, Node.js, jQuery, Git

Features: 24/7 community support; one-on-one online mentor sessions; customized curriculums

Selling point: Community focus that groups students into skill groups for additional support

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Udacity

Offerings: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git, Python, Android, iOS, Hadoop, web development, UX design, machine learning and more

Features : Project-based learning; expert feedback; influenced by industry experts from Google, AT&T and more

Selling point: Udacity’s “nanodegree” program aims to help students build credentials recognized by industry leaders. Currently available for frontend web development

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Treehouse

Offerings: Web design, front end web development, Ruby on Rails, iOS, Android, PHP, WordPress, business Features: Self-paced; over 1,000 video tutorial offerings; access to filmed conferences; free 14-day trial Selling point: Score points as you complete tasks so you can easily track your progress

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Skillshare

Offerings: HTML, CSS, iOS, gaming, entrepreneurship, photography, music, film, fashion and more

Features : Project-based; celebrity teachers (who wants to take a class under James Franco?)

Selling point: Skillshare offers online courses taught by professionals in all fields, making for some fairly entertaining (and definitely non-traditional) experiences

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CareerFoundry

Offerings: Web development course, UX Design course, UI Design course, IOS Developer course

Features: Daily mentor task review; weekly mentor Skype call; study at your own pace

Selling point: Like other organizations, CareerFoundry helps you learn to code from the comfort of your own home (or wherever you happen to lug your MacBook). But what makes CareerFoundry stand out from other online offerings is its focus on mentorship. Every CareerFoundry student is paired with an experienced mentor who will not only guide them through their learning but also help them kickstart their career in tech.

Offline offerings

General Assembly

Offerings: Business foundations, data analysis, digital marketing, mobile development, product design, UX design, web development

Features : 90-minute one-off lectures; full-time and part-time courses; meetups; demo nights; hackathons; choice online courses

Selling point: GA’s campuses provide physical spaces where students and teachers can meet, learn and collaborate many cities around the world, including Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, New York and San Francisco

Start Your Career In Tech Today
High quality coding courses are available no matter where you live in the world. The only thing that you’re waiting on to start your career in tech is you – so get cracking! Here are steps for putting yourself on the right track.

1) Learn To Code

Ready to broaden your skills and improve your job prospects? It’s time to roll up your sleeves and start coding. Determine which skills you want to learn, and choose a course that suits your schedule and learning style. If you’re looking for a skill set with the most job prospects, consider taking on iOS, Android and HTML 5, which are highly in demand. “Developers, entrepreneurs and innovation leaders stressed the fact that in the current market it is especially difficult to find employees with domain specific skills (especially iOS, Android and HTML5 experts),” writes the European Commission in the 2014 Web Skills Survey Report.

2) Build Your Portfolio

You can learn to code all you want, but you’ll never gain real development skills unless you practice. Take advantage of your course assignments as opportunities to build portfolio pieces. Then volunteer to help a friend with a website – or design a website for your new blossoming personal brand! Do whatever it takes to complete real-world tasks and you’ll be able to refine your skills and demonstrate your value to potential employers and clients.

3) Work At A Startup

Once you’ve started your portfolio you’ll be ready to approach a startup regarding an internship. Of all companies, why approach a startup, you ask? Startups are often more approachable than established companies, offer more flexible work environments , and push you to learn about a wide range of topics in a very (very!) short time, which is the perfect environment for an enthusiastic new programmer or designer: take it from someone who’s worked with several startups around the world. Start by researching startups in your area and choosing the few that seem the most meaningful to you. Next reach out to the startup’s CEO or other relevant leader and explain your interest. For example, when I spent three months living in Buenos Aires, I browsed the website of a local startup accelerator and discovered an up-and-coming travel business whose mission strongly aligned with my values. After speaking with the CEO I was soon brought on as an intern, winning me a valuable learning experience that became the springboard to many of my future freelance gigs.

4) Follow Your Dream

Once you’ve built your portfolio and tested your skills in the fast-paced startup scene, it’s time to reflect on your long-term career goals. How do your newfound coding skills fit into your 5, 10, or 20-year plan? Once you’ve finalized where you want to go, strut your stuff and start applying to the companies of your dreams. The flexible hours, masseuse and catered company lunches await you!

5) Get Hired

Openings for workers with programming skills are set to soar over the next few years, but there won’t be enough workers to fill them. If you’re looking for work with high pay, stability, big benefits and a creative challenge, or just to make yourself indispensable in your current job, the time to learn to code is now! With so many courses available for all kinds of programming, it’s in your hands to gain new skills, build your portfolio, and get hired!

If you’re still not sure that learning to code is right for you, we’ve put together a free, 7-day Web Development Email Course. You’ll find out all about how to set up the right tools, how to build you first website and what the next steps are for launching your web development career.

Source: https://careerfoundry.com/en/blog/web-development/learn-code-get-hired/

No, it's not fair or fun. But these factors can affect whether or not you get hired.

1. Your Name Does Matter

This is a tough one for many people to swallow, but the evidence is overwhelming. Sadly, white-sounding names have a 50% greater chance of receiving a callback than African-American or ethnic names, according to a 2009 study by MIT. But even recent studies confirm that very little has changed.

As much as we want to believe we are a society free from racism, we're not. If you do have a name that is very far removed from John Smith or Jane Williams, you might have a hard time getting your foot in the door. However, there is a caveat to this. Some companies that are accused of having no diversity in the workforce will actively look for candidates with those ethnic names. So, occasionally, it can work in your favor.

2. Your Sex Makes a Difference

Similarly, we have not advanced as much as we'd hoped in the sexism arena, either. A recent study from Yale showed that when identical resumes were assigned to male and female applicants, the males received higher rankings and were offered more money. This, despite the fact that the only difference between the two resumes was that one belonged to John and the other to Jennifer. Women are still underpaid compared to their male counterparts, and this looks unlikely to change in the near future. (See also: Stupid Reasons Why People Make More Money)

3. Pretty People Get All the Breaks

Beauty is worshipped in our society. We revere it, in the same way we revere rare jewels, fancy cars, and fine wines. And beauty is something that doesn't just open doors, but also the wallets of many employers. Daniel Hamermesh outlines this very well in his 2011 book "Beauty Pays: Why Attractive People Are More Successful." Those attractive people at your office (maybe you're one of them), doing exactly the same job as people less beautiful, are getting 3-4% more money in their paychecks. They start on a higher salary, and it will grow more. Over a lifetime, that adds up to a lot of money. So, why do they get the breaks? Well, people trust attractive people more. They want to be around them.

4. If You're Short, the Odds Are Not in Your Favor

It may date back to our days as hunter/gatherers, or a simple assumption that height equates to strength, but our society gives bigger breaks to taller people. A recent study of large corporations shows that the average height of a male CEO is six feet. That's three inches taller than the average height of an adult male. And we all know the wealth and success that comes with the CEO title. Women find tall men attractive, and that goes back to number three — attractive people get more money, and more breaks. Society in general finds taller men and women to be better leaders. Of course, height has nothing to do with intelligence or leadership capabilities, but this superficial difference will improve your career prospects. (See also: How to Be a Good Leader by Listening)

5. Age Is Not Just a Number

Another sad but true statistic — your age plays a big part in the job you're going for.

Although laws exist to stop age discrimination in the workforce, it doesn't stop employers from getting around them. There are many reasons for this. Some do not want to invest time and energy training an older employee who will not be around as long as a younger one. There's also the case of money. A young employee will expect less money to do the same job as someone older. And there are also assumptions that older people won't be as mentally sharp or aggressive as the younger candidate. This means that a 50-year-old with better qualifications and experience will have a harder time getting a job than a person 20 years younger with less experience.



6. Computers Are Selecting Resumes

This is not the future. It's happening right now, right here. A piece of software called Applicant Tracking Software (ATS) scans the massive influx of resumes that employers are now getting for every job they post. It looks for certain keywords, grammatical errors, overuse of graphics and logos, and several other screening criteria. So, knowing this, you need to make sure your resume is buttoned up tight, and is catering to the specific job you are going after. (See also: Great Ways to Improve Your Resume)

7. Anyone Can Fail a Drug Test

Many employers these days are insisting on drug tests for successful applicants. But did you know that drug tests return false positives at least 10%, and as much as 30%, of the time? Codeine and Vicks Formula 44-M can produce a false positive for heroin. Advil can show up as marijuana. And NyQuil can give you a false positive for amphetamines. Remember the episode of "Seinfeld" that had Elaine failing a drug test due to poppy seed muffins? Well, it's not so funny in real life.

8. Social Media Like Twitter and Facebook Are Checked

It may seem like a complete invasion of privacy, but employers are using social networks to help them make hiring decisions. Those photos you posted of that crazy party, or the rant you threw out there about a political decision, can all be used against you. In fact, 92% of employers are looking into your social history. And they also look for positive associations, too. A candidate with affiliations to important groups, or people, will get bonus points. (See also: How to Avoid Social Media Slip-Ups at Work)

9. To Get a Job, You Need a Job

The old Catch 22 scenario is prevalent these days. Employers don't want to hire people who aren't currently employed. Why? Well, if they don't have a job, maybe they're not good enough. Maybe they're not worth hiring. Maybe they're unemployed for a reason. Why take that risk? Sadly, if you lose your job, you have to get back to work quickly, or you risk being caught in that trap.

10. First Impressions Really Do Count

The way you shake hands. What you're wearing. The time of your arrival. The questions you ask. The shine on your shoes. The list is endless, and varies from employer to employer. But what most interviewers agree on is that it takes just seconds to make a decision about someone.

A recent study says seven seconds is all they need! And you have the same processing skills, too. When you meet someone for the first time, instincts kick in. You know if you will like that person or not. They may say things over time to sway you one way or another, but in a job hunting situation, you don't have that luxury. So, even if the interview is 60 minutes long, the employer probably made up their mind 59 minutes ago.

Source: http://www.wisebread.com/10-hard-truths-about-getting-hired-that-you-dont-want-to-believe