Things You'll Need:
- Phone book, notepad
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Step 1
Pick two areas of the job market that you have some interest in or are curious about in order to begin the path toward discovering new employers and/or job opportunities that you had not known about. For instance if you have taken one or two accounting or economics courses and have an interest in business management, select the accounting or finance field as one of your related fields.
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Step 2
Once you have selected your field, then begin identifying the people and resources from which the talent pool is absorbed by. If you can find the employers or firms which specialize in accounting and finance in your town or city, then you have effectively narrowed down your selections. Using the internet or visit to the Human Resources office you can begin the plan of scheduling routine visits to the people and websites where the jobs are posted. Also recognize that many businesses have their in-house finance, economics or accounting teams and do not use the larger specialized big 4- like firms. The larger the firm the likelier that that firm outsources these roles.
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Step 3
Once you have established these contacts from your related field of interest, reduce the pool to your top two or three from which to work. The ability to focus on a firm or two and a series of jobs is significant in streamlining your process of getting a job faster. Submit to jobs through a temporary company with ties to that firm to meet people, or apply to seemingly unrelated positions within that firm to include, receptionist, administrative assistant, sales representative and the like.
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Step 4
When you have established the contact information for the field and companies you intend to work for, then consider part-time outside income in sales, marketing or other related fields such as retail or the like whereby you can use experience and temporary income to manage the time it takes to secure your best possible job. If for instance you took a position with a retailer you might consider taking a position with a role in sales or merchandising if ultimately, those were your prospective fields of interest. Otherwise you might take a role as an inventory clerk that exposes you to the business side of the field. Ultimately, the part-time income will supplement your ability to patiently scour the markets in your field of interest.
