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Finding a job in the current market has proved difficult for the more than 15 million unemployed people throughout the US. Though thousands of jobs are being created, people still lose jobs at the same or higher rate. In other words, there are a lot of people competing for the jobs that are available. Yet there are jobs that aren’t filled, either because the right candidate hasn’t applied or because the company has postponed the hiring of new personnel.

Let’s concentrate on the job openings that aren’t being filled because no suitable candidate has been found. There are several ways to find these jobs, like networking, interviewing with temporary and staffing agencies, and searching online. Many people believe networking is the best way to find a job, as managers prefer to hire candidates who have been recommended by one of their colleagues. Some companies prefer to use temporary and staffing agencies to help them find potential candidates. Still other companies opt to look for candidates online.

Looking for a job online can be simple if seekers know how and where to look. There are hundreds of job boards that offer thousands of opportunities, yet weeding out pertinent postings can not only be time consuming but also frustrating. The best way to find a fulfilling job online is to keep up to date with employment news and to find specific sites that will ease the job search. Reading the news will let job seekers know what key words to use; visiting the adequate site will reduce the amount of time spent looking at all the results.

Once previous research has been conducted, job seekers must define the key words they will use to search for a job. Imagine a bilingual health care professional with experience as a medical assistant and nurse is looking for work. Without previous research, the candidate might simply type in ‘bilingual nurse’ and browse the results. The search might produce relevant postings, yet the results will more than likely include hundreds or thousands of results, which have probably been found by someone who has a similar profile.

If a job seeker takes the time to read the news, she/he might learn about a new prison being built in Stockton, California, which expects to create 2,400 full-time medical jobs. This information will allow the seeker to know who is hiring, and have an idea when to look for the job. By doing this the job seeker has optimized the search, thereby giving her or him and advantage over other candidates. For example, by typing in ‘Stockton nurse’, the health care professional will laser target the results; albeit they won’t be as many, they will be the most relevant.