It has been a couple days you and you have sent out many resumes and wonder why employers are not calling? Have you asked yourself: Have I sent a sloppy resume? Have I followed special requests from the employers?

Anyway you have had no luck leading you to an interview even though you think you have a desirable skill set in high demand.

Not one resume in a hundred follows the principles that stir the interest of prospective employers. Your present resume and cover letter are probably much more inadequate than you now realize.

Mistakes frequently made by job seekers might be preventing you from getting an interview:

- A resume’s appearance matter, a messy resume can be seen as the candidate’s lacks of professionalism and attention to detail. Make sure you proofread for grammatical mistakes and formatting problems.

- Avoid going into details of jobs held in your career that do not relate to the job for which you are applying. A resume is one or two page summary of your education, skills, accomplishments, and experience.

- Employers often require in the job advertisement special instructions that you should follow.

- Follow up: a simple phone call or e-mail to a prospective employer can cost you an interview. Who knows? After sending out cover letter and resume, your work is not done.

A resume is your ticket to an interview where you can sell yourself. It does its job successfully if it does not exclude you from consideration.

With a well written resume and cover letter, you should be invited to interview more often than many people more qualified than you.