Options for landing myself a job

Loan modification is hot.



Many companies will have a way to contact them directly about employment opportunities, and some are always looking. If you have any in particular in mind get in touch with their HR departments and at the very least leave your resume on file.

And yes there are a ton of employment agencies but they generally charge more than 1 month, and not to you, they charge the employer typically. They are all over the job boards as well, and in fact if you post a resume you might find more of these agencies responding than employers themselves.



Look far and wide, there are dozens of websites you should be on, not just monster.

1. Google "job search website" plus where you want to work plus generic stuff about what you want to do, and you'll find other websites for looking for work.
2. Research companies, e. g. figure out in general where you want to work. Just wanting to work in, say, banking, is nice, but if you specifically know you want to work for Wells Fargo it's even better. For any company that interests you, you can then go to that company's own site and click on careers (or work for us or whatever they've named their job search link). Don't just apply through them that way, try to get contact names. These are the people with the openings.
3. Another way to look at companies: Fortune Magazine. They put out a Fortune 500 every year. These are the largest American companies. Not necessarily the best places to work (or even hiring) but discussions about the big companies will lead you to info about smaller companies.
4. Research locations; e. g. where are the jobs? Are they in New England? The South? The West? The Heartland? Which states have the least unemployment? Which are trending to having less unemployment (even if they have a lot right now)? What industries are where?
5. Good old fashioned newspapers, either online or on paper, can give you excellent information on the financial health of an area and the industries in it. Everything from the ads (whose ads are the biggest? Who even advertises at all?) to the articles to the opinion pieces can provide clues.
6. Industry magazines can also be helpful. For example, if I was looking for a legal job, I'd look in the ABA Journal. Their articles would give me ideas of which areas are hiring. Their ads would give me ideas for peripheral ways to get work, e. g. through legal software companies or the like. And I'd have something to talk about in a job interview. What's the big industry publication for your field?
7. Last but not least: NETWORK!
It cannot be stressed enough. Talk to everyone you know. Ask to be introduced to anyone who can possibly help you. And the most unexpected people may be able to help you. You never know when someone's cousin is working for the company where you want to work. So talk to people!

thanks a lot both of you. I shall start doing what you suggested as soon as the summer session is over - next week.

Just one question. I cant join loan modifications. i am not a commerce/accounts/finance guy. I am more like a people skills/communications based management student. so could you suggest some sectors which I could realistically aim to fit into (sectors which are still hiring in this bad economy).

thanks.

i heard from someone in NY that one of the industries that habitually perk up during the Christmas season is the advertisement industry (the other is retail).

could someone tell me how to find out about the names of some of the top ad companies in usa. i would also like to send forced resumes to all ent media (like nbc universal) and news agencies. is there a way to access centralized into about the same.

please help me