Over the last five to ten years the process of finding a job has changed dramatically! Now not only do you have to have a resume, you have to know how the internet works, visit job boards, be on LinkedIn and other such tools, search online social networks. It can be very confusing.

Here are a 10 ideas to help you kick start your job search in 2009.

1. Set up specific job alerts on your favourite job boards, make sure you are targeted in your keywords so you receive relevant results.
2. Let your network of contacts know you are looking for a job, many times someone will know of a job.
3. Upgrade your resume, cull old irrelevant information and add new information.
4. Do a Google search on your name, see what potential employers might find about you.
5. Setup your own website to promote your professional activities, try and secure your name as the domain as this will help the site appear in the first page of search results. This can help if some not so good information is appearing when people search for your name.
6. Set up or update your LinkedIn profile, make sure it matches you resume!
7. Speak to you friends and work colleagues, get an idea what improvements you can make both professionally and personally.
8. Practice interviewing techniques with friends and family.
9. Start an exercise routine. People who exercise regularly tend to be happy, not to mention fitter and healthier, which can help during those “down” days during your job search.
10. Also sign up for 2Vouch ;-).

What are your tips?

By Michael Specht, Consultant to 2Vouch on Social Media and Recruiting

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