Job Search Tips

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Job Search Tips for the passively seeking, actively searching and unemployed

Facts:

Number one rule: 20% of all jobs are advertised, 80% are not!
Job searches have become more difficult, but not impossible. If you are unemployed, you need to treat your search as a full time job. You have to be able to work your network and get creative. The jobs are not going to come to you.
Average search time for a position is 2 to 6 months.

Tips:

Join http://www.linkedin.com. This is a great professional networking website. Link up with me here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dianedelgadolemaire
Utilize http://www.indeed.com, www.glassdoor.com, www.linkedin.com to set up job search agents.
Check my blog for the most updated list of our openings: dianedelgadolemaire.wordpress.com
Don’t forget about leads in the Chronicle and Houston Business Journal.
Make sure you always have the most updated copy of your resume close by. You just never know!
Unemployed? Email everyone in your address book your resume and ask them to forward it on to their friends.
Update your Facebook status to let people know that you are looking for a position.
Volunteer your time. Meet new people! Join an organization you are passionate about.
Join networking groups or become a member of various professional organizations.
Go to CPE luncheon meetings! Network with fellow accountants, auditors, etc.
Make sure you consider temporary jobs. They can open up doors as well.
Use Twitter to let people know you are looking: http://www.twitter.com. You can follow me at @CPARecruiterHOU