If you are like me you get interviews, but sometimes you never get beyond the first round. This has taught me a few things I want to share.

One, your resume is good enough to get you an interview. Celebrate and recognize that. It's a job well done.

Second, your interviewing skills are lacking and need some help. No shame in that.

Ask your friends and family to help you with a mock interview. I have had my cousins help me out a few times. Give them the job description, and they can ask questions that will closely match what you can expect for a certain position. Find someone that will be BRUTALLY honest, and be sure to be open to their criticisms. They are trying to help you. Work on your responses, and continue to improve until you receive mostly positive feedback from them.

A good recruiter should give you a deadline of when you can expect to hear back. If they don't, be sure to ask at the end of the interview. If it's been 24 hours after you were told you would hear back, sending an e-mail or calling is appropriate to thank them for their time and follow up.

Be proactive, and don't wait on a company!! Act like you don't have anything in the works, until you have an offer in your hands. If a company isn't getting back to you after multiple attempts, it may not be the type of place you want to work anyway and it's their loss.