So, where do you find the jobs? Most people start with the big Employment Super Sites, like Job-Hunt sponsor CareerJournal. You cannot, and should not, ignore the big sites, particularly if want to work for a large employer. However, there are many more resources for your job search now than just the big sites.

Assuming that you know what you want to do and where you want to do it, check out these pages of Job-Hunt's new Guide to Finding Jobs Online. We've had to expand this page to a guide because of all the new resources that are developing.

If it has been a couple of years since you've searched for a job, start at # 1, and go through the whole list. Just need a quick refresher? Pick a topic that particularly interests you:

1. Finding Employer Websites - jobs from the source!
2. Finding the Jobs on the Employer Website - where are they hidden?
3. Leveraging Employer Websites - differentiate yourself with information
4. Associations and Alumni Groups - very effective for networking
5. Recruiters, Staffing Firms, & Head Hunters - can help or hurt
6. Job Sites - new things to consider and new sites to use
7. Classified Ads - very effective but watch out for the scams
8. Job Aggregators - new and powerful

For additonal information, check out the articles written by Job-Hunt's Job Search Experts like:

• Liz Ryan's Job Search Networking articles
• Jason Alba's Social Networking articles
• Wendy Gelberg's Job Search for Introverts articles
• Diane Hudson Burn's Job Search for Veterans articles

Remember - no matter what Website you are visiting, even one listed in Job-Hunt, be sure to protect your privacy!

What do you want to do? The key to a successful job search and a successful career is knowing what you want to do. If you don't know, it will be hard to find, and others will have difficulty helping you. To find out what you want to do, if you don't know, read any edition of Richard Bolles classic book - What Color Is Your Parachute? Dick updates it every year, so you can purchase the latest edition everywhere. If you want to borrow it from your local library, you'll find it there - they will have this book even if they don't have any other career book that's ever been published.

Direct usually works best for local small businesses. If you want to work at the local mall or in the local McDonald's restaurant, go to that business and ask for an employment application to complete. Dress nicely, be polite, and complete the form neatly and legibly, and you'll probably end up with at least an interview the next time there is a job opening.

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About the author...

Online job search expert Susan P. Joyce has been observing the online job search world and teaching online job search skills since 1995. Susan is a two-time layoff "graduate" who has worked in human resources at Harvard University and in a compensation consulting firm. In 1998, her company, NETability, Inc. purchased Job-Hunt.org, and Susan has been editor and publisher of Job-Hunt since then. Follow Susan on Twitter at @jobhuntorg.

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