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Looking for the job had been an easy thing to do. You took your CV around to prospective employers or made enquiries at local businesses in your area. Or asked an associate of your family if there were any jobs available where they worked.  

But the world is more competitive now and job searching is a lot tougher specifically in the current economic climate. Employers have higher expectations than before and can pick and choose at random so how do you get noticed? You need to use various tools when searching for a job, the most used being the internet. The majority of people use the world wide web to find employment which means that you are unable to afford to get put aside.   

LinkedIn job search   

These days, employers, recruiters and the like use LinkedIn as an easy way of finding potential employees. LinkedIn can be a business orientated online community tool or 'Facebook for suits' because it has been nicknamed. It enables you to set up your own profile and post your CV on there as well as connecting along with other people.   

Employers trawl this as opposed to browsing through endless CV's and covering letters. They prefer to choose their ideal candidates from LinkedIn in lieu of spend endless durations going through a huge number of CV's. Particularly when there are numerous people chasing so few jobs.   

LinkedIn is also used by agencies seeking freelancers and contractors; by companies trying to form alliances with and by business people connecting to every one within a business networking group.   

Jobsites   

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There are numerous online job searching sites which encourage the prospective employee to post their CV online whilst searching for jobs. These jobs are arranged in categories with filters to aid narrow down the search, e.g. a certain location and sector.   

They also contain insight for the jobseeker in addition to career tools which give advice about interview techniques, classes, CV's and working with redundancy.   

You can setup a free account using these sites and select to receive job alerts via email or Twitter.   

Government agencies  

Another option is to obtain the aid of your local job centre or visit the Jobcentre Plus website. Your local jobcentre has touchscreen kiosks called jobpoints which enable you to search for the job by choosing certain parameters, e.g. location, full/part time, industry sector etc.   

There can also be the Directgov website. This website contains a number of information about public services which includes employment and it is linked to the Jobcentre Plus site. It lets you look for jobs or voluntary work and contains useful information to help you with your search.   

Looking for jobs on the internet doesn't exclude other forms of job searching. It still helps you to make a speculative approach to a company but be sure to have done your homework by researching the business thoroughly. Don't just spend 5 minutes on the company website! Spend time finding out as much as you'll be able to, analyse the data and imagine what you personally can offer an employer.   

Good luck!