1. Be ready. It means putting your email address and phone numbers on your resume. Always visit your email to find out if you have important messages from your prospective employers. This would be your job hunting toolkit.
2. Be more than ready. Update your resume from time to time. Make it ready to be sent away at anytime, even if you are not currently hunting for a job. It will allow you to grab any opportunity that comes your way.
3. Be proactive. Claim your unemployment benefits immediately after being laid off even if you have to do it online or through the phone. Any delays in your claim could have a potentially adverse effect on your finances.
4. Find help. There are free job counseling services that can provide you with assistance in finding a new job. Such help can be found in university career offices, the public library or the Department of Labor.
5. Create a template for your application letter. This allows you a quick way to produce a cover letter and resume. This way, you can change the contents of the template to match the job you are applying for. Normally, only the first and last paragraphs of the template are changed.
6. Take advantage of job search engines. Job openings in large companies are normally advertised on job search engines.
7. Use job search agents. Sign up with them so you are notified of any job openings through your email.
8. Have a complete list of references ready to be provided to your interviewer. Of course, never forget to inform your references about being chosen to be your character reference.
9. Develop your own network. Because not all job openings are advertised, tell your friends and peers that you are on a job hunting.
10. Don’t stop. Do not just depend on CareerBuilder or Monster. There are lots of other job listings that might contain the best job for you.