Get Ahead of Any Assumptions Employers May Have About You

An underused job search strategy is to proactively dispel potential negative assumptions employers may have about you.

Making assumptions (read: You notice, you imagine.) about other people based on their appearance, what they say or don't say, and how they behave is a universal human tendency.

We form first impressions of people by making assumptions about them, such as whether they're:

• financially successful

• healthy

• educated

• trustworthy

...and the assumptions go on.

Making a…