A successful job hunt

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What to Do and Where to Go

A more direct approach is needed for people trying to get their foot in the door with a company of their liking. Employer's websites are one of the best places to visit.

Companies have to look through an overwhelming amount of applications from the job boards compared to the much less amount of job hunters who go directly to the company's website.

Although this is the case, there are other sites that will take candidates directly to the company's website to apply. Some career sites and job search engine sites direct the applicant straight to the employer/company database. Applying through the Internet in general makes people's chances of getting noticed and in for an interview much slimmer.

The Best Option

Feeling like a needle in a haystack is not always the best confidence booster. Making sure that your resume is up-to-date and that it highlights all of your skills and abilities in your area of expertise can only help. One of the best ways to find a job and to beat the competition is through networking and referrals. Having someone to recommend a candidate's work ethic and abilities is far more convincing than solely screening candidates' resumes over the Internet.

By restarting your job search and focusing on company websites and using reputable recruiters/headhunters and spending less time on the job boards and other random sites, people will tend to see an increase in responses. This, of course, is generally speaking and every person's case will differ. Networking can be done anywhere at any time and can be extremely valuable in the long run.

Source: forbes.com
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