How do you get that key placement? the ideal job? the mega salary? 8 top tips designed to help!

1. Search for jobs in newspapers, many of them show full pages of vacancies.
2. Look for professional, specialised journals. They are usually stocked by large libraries of newsagents.
3. Go to a job centre. They offer various facilities, such as phone services, websites and personal advisors. They will evaluate your capabilities and help you find the job that best suits your training level and that makes the best out of your skills.
4. Go online. The Internet always has a vast array of specialised web sites that offer possibilities. It is also the fastest way to apply for a job, as it usually has an on-line applications.
5. Find a Recruitment and employment agency. They are the brokers of the HR department. They work for companies in filling out the job vacancy with the most suitable candidate. By getting into their data base, via an interview and/or test, you are likely to have access to numerous possibilities as the 'head-hunters', as they are called, are very interested in matching the candidate to the suitable company. You can find a Recruitment agency in the Yellow Pages or online, using a search engine.
6. You can try Careers Service offices that hold vacant jobs with local employers, immediate or training stages.
7. Contact directly employers. Use the Yellow Pages or the Internet and send your contacts via mail or personally to the company's you are interested in. Going there personally may be a key step, as it shows your keenness in getting the job. Also, if possible, leave a CV at the front desk. If you decide to send your application by post make sure you send it to the person who is in charge of the department you want to work in and not the HR department. If you are not contacted, follow up with a phone call after a week or so.
8. Start networking. Collect as many contacts as you can, so as to have an extended list of people that you may get to help you. Tell them what kind of job you are looking for. The word of mouth spreads quickly and you might get many chances of knowing of an unadvertised job opportunity.