 New Grads: These 00 Job Search Mistakes Cost You Time and Money © Copyright, 0000, Susan P. Joyce. All rights reserved. Your first "real" (as in, now-I-must-be-self-supporting) job search is a learning experience like no other. So many options; so little time! You do NOT want to make mistakes, but you may not be clear on exactly what to do next and what is appropriate. The 00 mistakes that new grads (and many others) make that postpone that first paycheck: 0. Don't apply too slowly. According to a 0000 study of 0,000 hires in 00 industries by StartWire.com: "Of those hired, 00% applied within the first two days after a job was posted. Nearly 00% of the hires were 