Even if there are no public job offerings posted anywhere for a particular company, it never hurts to send in a resume. New positions become available all the time, especially in larger companies, so you never know when you might send in your resume at just the right moment.

I always make a list of some of the companies I most want to work for. Then I send a resume out to each of them immediately. I just send it straight to their human resources department, hoping they will have an appropriate position available. I can always apply for individual positions later if any open up.

The great thing about sending your resume in when there are no positions available is the fact that you have less competition. There will be many people applying for positions that are listed, but if you happen to send in a resume at a time when a position is available but not yet listed, you will have little to no competition.

Even better, if you happen to send your resume in when an integral employee has recently left the company, you could end up getting a job mroe easily simply because the company is desperate to replace the employee as quickly as possible.

I wouldn’t go too crazy sending in a resume every week, but once per month is probably fine. Some HR directors may not appreciate seeing resumes so often, but others will appreciate your tenacity. Think of Bud Fox in the movie Wall Street. While his tenacity didn’t pay off for a long time, once he eventually had the opportunity to meet Gordon Gekko, he was told just how much attention his tenacity had gotten him.

Don’t make yourself a pain in the butt for the company, but being persistent just might help you get your chosen position at the right time.

If you’re having trouble finding employment through standard means, you should certainly put in applications with some of your local temp agencies. You may even be able to find employment agencies that specialize in headhunting in your chosen field. These companies would certainly be able to put you in touch with some important people!

Don’t treat interviews with employment agencies as any less important than you would if you were interviewing directly with the company you most want to work for. You never know when the interviewer at the agency might be able to put you into a position in that company, and even if they can’t now, that doesn’t mean they won’t be able to in the future.

You should put just as much effort and seriousness into an agency interview as you would any other interview. The impressions the agency interviewer gets from you may be passed on to companies who could hire you, so it’s vital to make a good impression.

Above all else, always remember that a temporary position is not always a bad thing that you should turn down. If you are offered a temp position in an excellent company, you might want to think about taking it. Not only will you get some valuable industry experience, but you could end up being hired on a permanent basis based on your performance. You would also have a better chance of being hired at that company later if they had a permanent position open up than if you had never worked there at all, so treat temp jobs just as seriously as you would a permanent position. If nothing else, you might be able to get a great industry reference from your time there!

In order to have the best possible chance of finding a job, you may need to perform a job search online. If jobs in your field are hard to find locally, you can search all over the country or the world if you use the internet.

In the past, it was quite difficult to look for jobs in other areas. You would usually have to go to your local library and hope that they had current newspapers for other areas where you could located potential positions.

These days, it is very simple to look for positions all over the world just by using some of the online job boards. You can find a job in any field, anywhere in the world, simply by performing a quick search online.

You can also send your resume electronically, so you don’t have to worry about it getting lost in the mail or having to have more copies printed if you run out.

Searching for a job online is also a huge time saver. Instead of dropping off resumes locally and having to drive all over town, you can just email resumes out to the companies you locate online.

The major problem you will have to deal with when searching for jobs online comes when you are selected for an interview by a company that isn’t in your local area. You can request a phone interview, but this won’t always be possible. Some companies may require you to be physically present for the interview, so you should be prepared to travel for job interviews if you’re going to be searching for a job outside of your local area. Remember, you may or may not get the job, so it’s up to you to evaluate your chances before you spend the time and money to travel out of town for an interview.