5 Big, Easy Changes for More Job Search Confidence

5 Big, Easy Changes for More Job Search Confidence5 Big, Easy Changes for More Job Search Confidence5 Big, Easy Changes for More Job Search ConfidenceActually Lets say that youre reaching out to a potential contact via LinkedIn whom you hope can connect you to a manager youd like to interview with. In your email, you write, Actually, we have a mutual friend in common, Sam Smith. Well, actually, you dont need to use actually in an actual sentence. Similar to sorry, actually is one of those filler words that people use all the time. In fact, actually is so used (and often misused) that it doesnt make sense. Score some job search confidence and ditch the word actually by getting straight to the point.Sorry An employer reaches out for a job interview and asks if youre available on Friday. You respond via email by saying, Im sorry, Friday doesnt work for me, but I could do Monday morning. Theres nothing wrong with that answer, right? Wrong. Apologizing has become so common that the words Im sorry are so overused and have become meaningless- and unnecessary. So skip the sorry and just rephrase your response without it. You wont be, um, sorry that you did.Hopefully You write what you would consider to be a brilliant cover letter. It tells a strong story, provides specific examples of how your previous work experiences make you the ideal candidate for the position- youve even spell-checked it three times In your closing paragraph, you write, Hopefully you will respond to my job application. While it seems innocuous, hopefully is one of those words that is, as Sally from Peanuts would say, wishy-washy. Hopefully can sound like youre weak and maybe a little desperate. You can hold onto hope that a hiring manager will contact you for a job interview- hopefully, you wont let them know that directly.Just Its been two weeks since your job interview, and you are busting to hear back from your prospective boss. So you send an email to him as a follow-up, but you abflug off the email like thisHi, Mr. Smith. I hope you are well. Just checking in with you regarding the job interview.Thing is, using the word just can make you appear to lack job search confidence, and that youre afraid of intruding on the other persons time. And it goes without saying that neither one of these are attributes that a strong job candidate should exhibit Just leave the word just out of your email, and say what you need to sayKind Of Youre in the middle of a job interview. Its going well, and your boss-to-be is rattling off many of the duties of the job. He takes a breath and asks, Do you understand everything that would be required of you? and you respond, Kind of. Similar to hopefully, kind of (and his evil twin brother sort of) are not powerful responses and only show that youre probably confused, uninterested, or both. Some job seekers respond with kind of when they actually mean no but are too afraid to use the word. But its important to be honest, so instead of saying kind o f, simply respond with a yes or a no and ask for clarification if you need it.Its super important to appear confident when you job hunt As you continue on in your job search, youll gain job search confidence, and a confident job seeker is very attractive to potential employers indeedReaders, do you have job search confidence or are you slowly learning to build it? Do you use any of the above words during your search? Let us know in the comments below