How to Get a Job

The first step to finding a job is asking yourself what you're looking for. Everyone can say they just want to get hired, but if that's all they want, they could just walk down the road to McDonald's or the all-night gas station and start bringing home petty cash. No, there are goals and standards for most of us, and before we even start looking, things need to be sorted out. Like, would you be willing to move, work weekends, or travel on the job? (What if gas wasn't paid for?) These questions are all vital and often don't come up until interviews- so be careful, pay attention, and Good Luck!

Here are some of the best search engines I have found- and believe me I am an experienced job hunter.
Monster- This is a well organized site because it allows you to select multiple jobs and locations at one time, avoiding the hassle of remembering what you have and haven't searched through, but it's sometimes slow and if you explore other sites it becomes apparent that their selection is lacking.
Indeed- I have a love hate relationship with Indeed. At this site you type in any word of interest, or one that you feel will link you to a job, and the location you wish to work at. Indeed often digs up intriguing jobs other sites miss, but it also redisplays the same job seven zillion times because it is pulling things from all across the web.
CareerBuilder- Here, even when you go to it's advanced stage you can only choose one job at a time, so if you are interested in multiple categories- like nursing and non profit or journalism and advertising you are forced to do them separately, often showing you jobs repeatedly.
Job.com- Here, you will need to go to advanced stage if you have more than one thing you want to look at. (It's right under your location choice.) It gives you the ability to show 40 jobs per page and select 20 locations and job options.
Yahoo!Hotjobs- This is super quick, but it is also super small- even after it ate up the Houston Chronicle. It just never seems to be as helpful as other search engines.
Ok, now here's the truth, large search engines are helpful, but they've got nothing on hunting down areas that interest you. Everyone and their brother is on the internet now, with sites advocating beliefs, and web pages created to support their causes. Looking at specific sites, like hospitals, volunteer organizations, colleges, or even the local news station can be incredibly helpful. I've seen everything from kitchen staff to grant writers to public relations experts and photographers needed while scanning the want ads.
There are also sites like journalismjobs and churchstaffing honed towards specific areas of interest.

I hope this has been useful- good luck and happy hunting!!