How To Find A New Job Faster

Here’s how to find a new job faster:

Network with everyone you can.

Become more involved in your industry and community.

Team up cooperatively with a non-competitive friend who also wants to find a new job (but different from what you are seeking).

Join a job-hunting support group.

Use LinkedIn’s Jobs tab as well as utilize its advanced search functionality to find inside connections, tap into fellow alumni and even previous your co-workers.

Target firms you know you would like to work for and begin talking to employees inside them.

Let everyone know that you are looking.

Consult the leading job search engines to search for jobs across the Internet and set up job alerts on them as well as on Google.

Find jobs also on niche job sites focused on a specific industry or career field.

Also search local job sites that list jobs in a city, region, or state.

Make sure your profile concisely & compellingly says what you want them know & clearly states that you're the best person for the job.

Create a profile that demonstrates a clear & concise picture of you & what you are going to bring to the position.

Fill out every section.

Convey your top accomplishments & results you’ve achieved as quantitatively as you can.

Get others to endorse your top skills.

Ask others to write you a recommendation.

Use a great professional photo in which you are smiling.

Customize your URL.

Avoid jargon & buzzwords. use keywords.

Search out & invite your former bosses, co-workers, professional colleagues & friends to join your network.

Connect with recruiters & hiring managers.

Use the jobs tab in your search efforts.

Follow employers you wish to be employed by & seek connections in those places.

Look for people rather than jobs such as a recruiter or hiring manager and reach out to that person directly.

Look for companies rather than jobs.

Find successful growing companies likely to need someone with your skills, and then find people at those companies.

Become a skilled LinkedIn search power user.

Have a high-quality professional head shot.

Have a headline that makes it easy for someone evaluating your profile to quickly figure out what you do, that readily distinguishes you from other people who do the same things

Give your profile great readability.

Have a short summary section highlighting your main qualifications and accomplishments.

Do the same with regard to your current and past positions.

Utilize short sentences or bullet points.

Favor nouns over adjectives.

Provide numbers whenever possible.

Make sure your profile contains the words hiring personnel are looking for.

Use standard job titles.

Fill out the skills section.

Always keep your LinkedIn profile current and fully optimized.

Create the perfect LinkedIn profile first.

Use professional LinkedIn photos.

Acquire an extensive professional network.

Send personalized emails.

Start applying.

Create a great LinkedIn profile, add the right persons, and apply to jobs the same way you would with a resume.

Find "people you may know" on LinkedIn.

Check out LinkedIn’s advanced search features.

Encourage your LinkedIn network by making it easy for them to help you.

Become extremely well- organized before you start your search.

Remain that way throughout your job search.

Constantly and consistently proactively market yourself.

Constantly upgrade and polish your skills.

Visualize attaining your job search goals.

Positively affirm achieving them.

Believe fully in yourself.

Surround yourself with positive persons.

Let everyone know that you’re looking.

Never hesitate to make your job search public (unless you are already employed).

Contact former coworkers and others in your networks and ask for information or introductions to help move your job search along.

Network! Network! Network! (And do so extensively---both online and offline!).

Focus your job search only upon jobs that you’re truly qualified for.

Create a target list of places you’d like to work for and do your best to get noticed by them.

Develop a list of prospective employers you would like to apply to work for. 

Discover great job listings.

Do not stop applying for jobs while you are waiting to hear back from any employer.

For each position, write a truly professional and highly customized resume and cover letter.

Dress the way a successful executive in your profession would dress.

Be your genuine authentic self.

Use compelling storytelling during your job interview to share your experience, expertise and skills.

Do not say anything bad about any previous employers.

Feature your volunteer work and major projects on your resume.

Be sure to take a break every now and then to recharge your job search batteries.

Turn all your negatives into positives.

Focus upon your accomplishments.

Be very self-assured and self-confident.

Be highly engaging.

Always send a thank-you note promptly right after any job interview.

Always follow-up right after any job interview.

Choose the right references but never present them until requested to do so.

Be sure you always look your best from head to toe!

Get your job references lined up and ready.

Research each firm or organization before you go for its interview, dress appropriately, practice answering and asking interview questions, and always make an effort to impress the interviewer with your skills, experience, and confidence.

Become highly informed about each organization, firm, industry and position for which you are applying.

Establish yourself as a thought leader in your desired industry, network with professionals who may geographically be out of your reach, interact with companies that are hiring and establish your personal brand.

Have more than one inside contact at each targeted employer.

Always follow-up with interviewers to find out where they are in the process and if they need any more information from you.

Double check their time line, and remind them you will reach out if you don't hear within that timeline.

Stay in touch with persons you interviewed with to show your interest.

Be sure your profile is robust, with sections completely filled in, key words used and even embedded media and files included.

Join 100 LinkedIn groups and become active in the key ones for your career.

Grow your networks.

Use LinkedIn’s advanced search functionality to locate inside connections, fellow alumni and even previous colleagues.

Also use advanced search options on all job boards.

Instead of spending most of your time and energy obsessing over jobs posted on job boards, try targeting firms that have previously posted jobs or companies you know you would like to work for.

Try to get referrals from employees inside those firms.

Attend a job fair.

Build up your resume.

Put accomplishments, achievements and results at the top of your resume.

Show employers what you’ve done.

Discover as much as you can about each firm and its open positions prior to any job interview.

Prepare thoroughly for each job interview.

Optimize your social media profiles for all search engines.

Make it easy for recruiters to find you and connect with you.

Create resumes and social media profiles that truly stand head-and-shoulders above those of your competition.

Expand your networking circles.

Never lose faith in the face of rejection, but learn from each rejection and adjust your searching accordingly.

If need be, find a stopgap job.

Hire a job search expert to advise, guide and inspire you.

P.S. Anything else that YOU would add?

The author, Dr. John B. Charnay, CEO of Charnay and Associates in Greater Los Angeles, is a leading job search expert and job search coach. He has helped hundreds get the jobs of their dreams! He is also a top LinkedIn strategist and advisor. He has extensive experience teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels at leading universities throughout the Greater Los Angeles area, including USC, UCLA, CSUN, FIDM, Woodbury and Pepperdine. Additionally, he is a top fundraising advisor and an award-winning public relations professional. He has been a strategic PR advisor to many famous celebrities and Fortune 1000 CEOs. To meet him and ask for his support, invite him to be LinkedIn (email in profile) and contact him today!