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According to CareerBuilder survey:

22 persent are spending more time with family and friends
11 percent are finally taking time to relax
8 percent are volunteering
7 percent are going back to school
6 percent are becoming more involved in their religious community
4 percent are starting their own business
4 percent are taking up new hobbies
3 percent are traveling

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According to subj:

When asked to identify the biggest mistakes recent college graduates make during the application and interview process, employers reported the following:

 

  • Acting bored or cocky - 63 percent
  • Not dressing appropriately - 61 percent
  • Coming to the interview with no knowledge of the company - 58 percent
  • Not turning off cell phones or electronic devices - 50 percent
  • Not asking good questions during the interview - 49 percent
  • Asking what the pay is before the company considered them for the job - 38 percent
  • Spamming employers with the same resume and/or cover letter - 21 percent
  • Failure to remove unprofessional photos/content on social networking pages, Web pages, blogs, etc. - 19 percent
  • Not sending a thank you note after the interview - 12 percent

Just a little tip how to find resume files that might be not accessible otherwise.

Type in Google: -inurl:htm -inurl:html intitle:”index of” “Last modified” resume

From this example you can create more targeted searches by filename, file type or date of file creation.