The Job Hunt in 2007

Job searching can be very time consuming, costly, stressful, and difficult to manage if you are currently working in a full time position. It’s not a good idea to make your employers aware that you are looking for a new job. On the other hand if you find a new job that is willing to pay you more your current pay and you have proved to be a good employee, you can bring up the job to your employer and ask for a salary adjustment, that is what they call leverage.

I recommend using all available resources like http://www.careerbuilder.com/, http://www.monster.com/ and craigslist.com. It can be very tedious but it is important to update and save a change on your resume daily; this helps your resume appear at the top of the list. On craigslist.com I would recommend that you post your resume with out your name and contact info so that you don’t get loads of spam mail. Also on craigslist.com you should have some catchy title as the description.

Your resume should be very professional and should be changed several times to fine tune your experience and achievements. You should also set up the “quick apply” feature on the applicable websites above. I would recommend that you apply for 50 to 100 jobs a day until you receive a job inquire that is close to what you are looking for.