Find Your Next Job Online

Finding a job, be it a new job or your very first one used to mean that you had to put on your best suit and head down to the job centre to see what jobs were going, or buying a newspaper and looking in the Jobs section. But times have changed, and while it is still possible to do these things to successfully find a job, it's much easier to look for a job online, and what's more, it saves you a lot of effort.

But how do you go about looking for a new job online? Well, the answer is, there are a number of ways to find employment through your broadband connection, you just have to know where to look. If you're looking for work in particular sector or a specific company, then the best thing to do would be to contact the company in question and ask about current vacancies. If there aren't any at that time, keep checking back with them and see when they are advertising for new employees, save the website of this company in your bookmarks and check it once a week or more often, and keep an eye on their vacancies or 'work with us' page. If you want to work in a certain industry, then start searching for that industry in a search engine and see if you can find a site specialist job site or blog for that industry. Even if a certain company isn't hiring, send them your CV in an email addressed to the head of recruitment and ask them to keep you on their files, it may be that they do have positions available, but haven't started advertising them yet.

If you're unsure of where you'd like to work, or if you just not sure about what position you'd like to want to work in, then keep an eye on general job sites, preferably governmental or official ones, such as Job Centre Plus in the UK, or basic job sites, such as Monster, Craigslist or Gumtree. There you will be able to find hundreds, if not thousands of jobs at one time or another, so search through them by category, and apply for which ever one appeals to you.

Some job sites (and there are several) will let you create a profile, with contact details, the kind of work that you're looking for and your CV, so that potential employers may find you instead of you having to do all the searching. Remember to check your online profile regularly so that you can keep track of your application, and also update your details in case any of them change. It's a good idea to put your details on more than one site so that you will be open to as many potential employers as possible, as some companies might only use certain sites to find new employees.

Whether you want to work in a trade, such as plumbing, joinery, painting, or teaching, retail or in the online market, such as SEO and online marketing, then getting your CV online will make you more visible to potential employers and enable you to apply to ads straight away. So put yourself out there, and good luck in your search.