Interview Prep Los Angeles

The Top 10 Mistakes Content Professionals Make when Looking for Work

Have you ever applied for a position but weren't even called for an interview? Or (more likely) you’ve applied for hundreds of jobs with no luck. You are probably making mistakes that scuttled your chance of landing jobs. In our February meeting, professional recruiter [Jack Molisani](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackmolisani/) will discuss the top 10 mistakes content professionals make when looking for work (whether contract, permanent or consulting), with proactive tips on how to avoid these pitfalls and increase your chances of landing that next job or contract. Want or need a new job? Don’t miss our February meeting! **Agenda:** 10 am - Check-in, socialize, and raffle entry 10:30 am - Speaker presentation begins 11:15 am - Q&A, LavaCon raffle, and network 12 pm - Wrap up **About the Speaker** Jack Molisani is the President of [ProSpring Technical Staffing](https://prospringstaffing.com/), an employment agency specializing in content professionals (both contract and perm). He's the author of *[Be The Captain of Your Career](https://www.amazon.com/Be-Captain-Your-Career-Advancement/dp/0962709026)*, which hit #5 on Amazon's Career and Resume Best Seller list. Jack also produces [The LavaCon Conference](https://lavacon.org/) on Content Strategy, which will be in Charlotte, NC in October. Jack will raffle a free virtual entrance to LavaCon, so stay until the end of the meeting! **By attending this event, you'll agree to our Code of Conduct.** **[Our Code of Conduct is under the Content Strategy Los Angeles' Meetup About section.](https://www.meetup.com/content-strategy-los-angeles/)** **This event is donation-based with a suggested donation of $10. All proceeds go to Studious Coworking Space for allowing us to use their space.** Even though this talk is focused on content jobs, anyone working in product is welcome to attend! 📣 Calling for speakers here in LA for our upcoming 2026 events. If you'd like to talk at one of our events, let me know! The topic can be anything, and can be as short or long as 15-30 minutes!

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