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Looking to get a job was previously an easy course of action. You took your CV around to prospective employers or made enquiries at local businesses in your town. Or asked a member of your family if there was any jobs available where they worked.

But the world is a bit more competitive now and job searching is really a lot tougher specifically in the current economic system. Employers have higher expectations than before and will pick and choose at random so how do you grab yourself noticed? You need to use various tools when searching for a job, typically the most popular being the web. The majority of people use the web to find work which means that you cannot afford to get left out.

LinkedIn job search

These days, employers, recruiters etc use LinkedIn as a method of finding potential employees. LinkedIn is a business orientated social network tool or 'Facebook for suits' since it has been nicknamed. It allows you to set up a personal profile and post your CV on the as well as connecting with other people.

Employers trawl this instead of browsing through endless CV's and covering letters. They prefer to choose their ideal candidates from LinkedIn in lieu of spend endless time periods going through a large number of CV's. Particularly when there are so many people chasing so few jobs.

LinkedIn can be used by agencies seeking freelancers and contractors; by companies seeking 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 create their CV online whilst looking for jobs. These tasks are arranged in categories with filters to help you narrow down the search, e.g. a specific location and sector.

They also contain information for the jobseeker and also career tools which give advice about interview techniques, training courses, CV's and managing redundancy.

You can build a free account with these sites and judge to receive job alerts via email or Twitter.

Government agencies

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

There is additionally the Directgov website. This website contains various information about public services including employment which is linked to the Jobcentre Plus site. It permits you to look for jobs or voluntary work and possesses useful information to assist you along with your search.

Looking for jobs on the internet doesn't reject 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 corporation thoroughly. Don't just spend 5 minutes on the business website! Spend time learning as much as you can, analyse the information and think of what you personally can provide an employer.

Good luck!