Networking

• Augment your search for a job by leveraging your personal network. You might know someone who has heard of job openings. Even if no one in your immediate personal network knows of job openings, your secondary network -- friends of friends, for example -- may have a job lead for you. Send out a notice to your friends on social networking websites and see what openings people know about.
  
  

Profile Updating

• People use the Internet to find jobs. However, not all Internet job searches are created equal. Signing up for job boards helps, but it isn't enough. If you update your profile frequently, make sure that your profile always lists your current skills and experience. Recently updated profile also move to the top of the search lists. Update your profile on every employment site where you have a profile at least once a week while you look for jobs.
  
  

Specialize Your Resume

• Your resume should be tailored for employers to make you attractive for the specific job that you are applying for. Having different resumes for different types of jobs is a good idea -- such as one for customer service and one for office assisting. Before you send out your resume, take a look at it. This will help you to focus resumes for a general industry to the specific employer you send it to.
  
  

Get Off the Internet

• The Internet can be a valuable tool. However, you should have other arrows in your quiver. Look in the local paper, as people did in the days before the World Wide Web. You should also get out in the street to get your resume around and fill out applications. Going to job openings in person will give potential employers a reason to remember you.
  
  

Target Your Search

• Cast a wide net in your search, particularly if things get desperate for you. Still, always target your search. Make a short list of fields where you have relevant experience. Then search for jobs in these fields. Try and come up with a variety of keywords. For example, if you have experience in computer-aided drafting, search for "CAD," "drafter" and "draftsman."