What is the Best Way to Find a Job?

Finding a job can be an overwhelming process. Depending on your reasons for changing jobs, your job search may involve various considerations. Perhaps you’re looking for more financial stability or flexibility to work from home. Maybe you are considering changing industries or are just looking for a new workplace environment or different company culture.

Regardless of the reason you’re looking to make a change in your career, here are three ways to help you find a job.

1. Contact a Staffing Agency and Work with a Recruiter

Staffing agencies specialize in matching job seekers with employers and job opportunities. Connecting with a staffing agency gives you the chance to work with a professional recruiter who is paid to be an expert in the specific field they support — so they are skilled at helping you find a job relevant to you and your career.

When you first meet with a recruiter, they’ll take time to get to know you and will assess your skills, interests and career goals to determine which jobs or employers might be a good fit for you. The recruiter will then leverage their knowledge and connections within your preferred industry or field to identify job openings matching your career profile or aspirations.

As a workforce solutions company with a foundation in staffing and recruitment, Aston Carter is known for helping place professionals in jobs across a range of roles within accounting and finance; customer service; creative and marketing; governance risk and compliance; and office and clerical. If you are interested in a career in one or more of these fields, connecting with a recruiter at the Aston Carter office nearest you is a great first step to help you find a job. You can also explore our job board to search for job openings in your area.

2. Use an Online Job Search Site

Job search sites are a great way to see a wide range of job openings at one time. Websites like those offered by Indeed and Monster aggregate hundreds of thousands of job listings from all different sources, including job boards, staffing agencies, professional associations and company career pages. Some websites even allow job seekers to store a resume and apply to jobs directly without leaving the site.

If you are just embarking on your job search, online job search engines are a great starting point. The thousands of job listings on these sites can be filtered by salary range, location, job description or whatever criteria are most important to you. Even if you do not find the perfect job right away, conducting a search will quickly give you an impression of the overall landscape for your industry and role, which can inform your job search moving forward.

3. Ask Your Network of Friends

Don’t be afraid to ask your network of friends or family for help with your job search. They have likely gone through a similar search in their career, and they may even know of job opportunities within their own employers. It is common for people to find job opportunities by networking, leveraging a personal relationship. In many cases, this strategy can be more effective than simply submitting a resume because your connection can speak directly to your work ethic and abilities.

Even if you have no close relationships within your industry, your friends and family can help identify red flags to watch out for from employers and share strategies they used to find a job. This knowledge may not translate directly into a job opportunity, but it will help make sure the job you do eventually find is the right one.

Looking for more tips on how to find a job and how to conduct a successful job search? Visit our Career Advice section to read more.