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There are many options of where to go and what to do to find a job. The old way of walking door to door to businesses and asking whether they are hiring a thing of the past.

Now you can do a lot of your job searching from the comfort of your own house. But, even with staying at home there are many options for your job search to look at to help you find the perfect job. Every job search option has its good points and bad points.

Online Job Search Sites

The world has gone the way of the Internet when it comes to job searching. Online job search sites have become one of the most popular options for job seekers everywhere. There are many different online job search sites out there, monster and career builder are two of the most popular.

There are numerous pros to using online job searching sites. One of the biggest pros is that there are numerous jobs listed on one site. This will save you a lot of time in your job search. By typing in a few keywords about the job that you are looking for, you will be able to bring up hundreds of jobs that you can apply to.

Another pro to online job sites is that prospective employers can find you as well. You do not always need to find all of the job openings yourself.

When you post a profile to an online job site, you can make your resume searchable by prospective employers. By doing this, you may have the perfect job end up coming to you.

Not all is perfect in the world of the online job sites. There are cons to this method of job hunting.

One of the cons is that you are competing against hundreds of other job applicants for every position that you apply to. Because the sites are so popular, there are millions of people that log on each month to search for jobs in this method.

Another con to using the online job search sites is that it is hard to customize your application to each job. On these sites, you upload one resume and one cover letter.

These are the things that you use to apply to all job openings on their web site. Since you upload one resume and cover letter to use, it is very difficult to personalize each application that you send out in the hopes of getting a job.

Here are a few places to begin your search:

http://www.Monster.com
http://www.jobbankusa.com
http://www.jobopenings.net/
http://promotions2.workopolis.com
http://www.careerjet.com/
http://workbloom.com/

One of the tried and true ways of searching for a job is with the newspaper want ads. In the movies, you will see the person that is job-hunting sitting at their kitchen table circle newspaper ads for a job.

This is a very good visual of a way for you to look for a job. All you need is your highlighter and a copy of your local newspaper to get started on this job hunt.

Newspapers have been around for a long time and so have their want ads. Many business owners feel more comfortable looking for job applicants through the newspapers.

These business owners shy away from the Internet as being a risky way to look for new applicants. There are many jobs available through the newspapers that you will not find online. This is a great advantage in the world of job hunting.

One of the cons for newspaper ads is that the application process for many of these jobs can be much longer then their online counter parts.

The problem with applying to ads through the newspaper is that you will usually need to fax or drop off your resume.

Many companies that use newspapers ads still place resumes into a database so that they can search for keywords from possible applicants.

This means that once your resume is received, it must be entered into their computers.  This will take more time then an online application.

Here is a very handy resource that feature thousands of online newspapers (updated daily):

http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/

Before you head out to an interview, it is important that you fully prepare for it. You will want to take these steps for every interview that you go on.

By preparing for job interviews, in advance you will help your success. This preparation should start a couple days before your actual interview.

It is important to research the company that you are interviewing with before you go on your interview.

The interviewer will ask you questions to see how well acquainted with the company that you have applied for. This will show the interviewer that you are truly interested in the company.

By doing the research, you will also know if you are truly interested in working for this company.

One of the things that you will want to do before the day of the interview is to take a dry run to the place of the interview. This is very important especially if you have never been to the company that you are interviewing with.

Drive to the company at the time that you would for the interview. This will give you an idea of what type of traffic you will hit on the way. You will also feel more comfortable and at ease the day of your interview by already knowing the lay of the land around the company.

Another step in the preparation process for the interview is to read over commonly asked interview questions and have your answers already planned out.

Most interviewers use the same questions and differ from the normal questions almost never. This makes it easy for you to know how you will answer almost any question that is given to you. This will help to keep you sounding assured of yourself.

By knowing what is going to be asked and having answers already planned out, you will be able to keep your nervousness to a minimum.

What are you good at?
Have you ever thought about it? In a truly critical, analytical way? Have you actually sat down and listed
your skills and capabilities?

This may seem basic, but its not. Even if youve attempted to start a list, it is very likely you didnt go far
enough or deep enough and thus missed a few outlets for your skills that might very well unlock the key to
your career future

The following exercise can help you truly identify the skills you currently use (or may not use) and this
will set the stage to see if theyre transferable to another industry.
There are three major categories of skill identification. You deal with people, things and information
everyday. In each category, this requires a skill or combination of several skills. You might not even
realize the extent of your ability in an area. You probably know what youre not good at or what you dont
like doing, but pinpointing exact skills is not necessarily easy.
People. Lets divide your skills at dealing with people into working with individuals and working with
groups.

Individuals: In working with individuals singly, are you good at:

- communicating in direct conversation or on the phone?
- communicating well by the written word?
- helping, serving or receiving and carrying out instructions?
- referring people, or helping put two people together?
- advising, monitoring, coaching or counseling?
- teaching, instructing, training or tutoring?
- persuading, motivating or selling?
- assessing, evaluating or interpreting others?
- diagnosing, healing or treating?
- Groups: In working with organizations, companies or associations, are you good at:
- making presentations?
- communicating by written word like a newsletter?
- public speaking?
- leading or moderating a group discussion?
- preparing seminars or other educational events?
- training large groups?
- consulting or giving advice?
- leading or taking the lead?
- coaching others in recreation or exercise?
- performing, acting, singing, amusing or inspiring?
- motivating, persuading or selling?
- negotiating a settlement of some kind?
- following through, getting things finished, producing?
- managing or running a business?
- supervising?
- initiating or beginning a concept, idea or business?

Think carefully about each of these items. Answer fairly and honestly. Theres no reason to try and fool
anyone. This is not a personality test! Youre simply attempting to frame your likes and dislikes about
dealing with individuals, singly or in groups.