Twelve Best and Worst Ways To Look for a Job

What to do when your job-hunt isn't working? Never give up. Finding a job may be difficult, however, there are a lot of different ways to look for a job.You just have to find the best fit for yourself.

1. Looking for employers' job-postings on the Internet. This method works approximately 4% of the time.

2. Posting or mailing out your resume to employers. This works at getting you a job 7% of the time.

3. Answering local newspaper ads. This method works somewhere between 5% of the time, all the way up to 24% for those people looking for low-level salary jobs.

4. Going to private employment agencies or search firms for help. This apparently works somewhere between 5% of the time, on up to 28%.

5. Answering ads in professional or trade journals, appropriate to your field. Method works only 7% of the time.

6. "Job Clubs." The job-hunting success rate is usually around 10%, if that.

7. Going to the state or federal employment office.  This method works 14% of the time.

8. Going to places where employers pick up workers. This method will find you work 22% of the time, however, most of the time it will be a short-term job. Such as, for trades or construction.

9. Asking for job-leads. This is a great method to use because it works 33% of the time.

10. Knocking on the door of any employer, office, or manufacturing plant. This works best with small employers (25 or less employees) because the method works up to 47% of the time.

11. Using the Yellow Pages. This method might seem outdated, however, it still works approximately 65% of the time.

12. The Parachute Approach. If this method is followed, step by step, than it can work up to 86% of the time which is amazing to think about. You have a twelve times better chance of finding work using this method, than if you had just sent out your resume.

Every approach can help someone find a job, but not all approaches are successful for that one person. Therefore, my advice to you is try each one out until you find that perfect match and job that you love.