The cognizant job-searcher will know that he or she needs to do a few things before looking for a job can even begin. Start by researching your job market. How many positions like the one you want are available in your area? How many people with your qualifications are looking for the same job? These numbers can help you figure out what your odds are of even finding a job in your field and whether you will be considered or will drown in a sea of applicants. If there are a lot of applicants, make sure you stand out: update your rsum; wear a bright shirt under that black suit; find something in common with your interviewer and comment on it.
If there are few positions in your chosen field in your area, check into other fields. Also, never quit your current position before you have verified employment with another company. Just because you assume you got the job doesn’t mean you have been accepted; wait until you get the offer letter.
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