Describing Yourself As Qualified Makes It Harder To Get A New Job With A Raise/Promotion

Do you describe your responsibilities in your resume and interviews?

How about your experience?

What about job, product, department, or company descriptions?

You're describing your qualifications, because it how you've been taught to describe your career. And you're not alone, because nearly every other job seeker tries to describe themselves as qualified.

But if everyone else describes themselves as qualified ... wouldn't that make you appear average?

While employers may offer (or be open to negotiate) pay raises for the top candidates, do you think they'll negotiate with everyone? Even with candidates who describe themselves as average?

And in today's competitive job market, featuring 10 job seekers competing for each opening, hiring managers have better choices than average candidates, who portray themselves as just qualified.

That's why being qualified is too low of a goal for your job search. If you want to get a raise or promotion in your next job, you've got to aim higher than just qualified or average.

You'd already be doing this if you knew how ...

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