Find A Job

Research Job Opportunities

Using proven strategies for getting job leads will help you make the best use of your time. Here are three good strategies to use together:

• Network with friends and acquaintances
• Use job boards and job search engines
• Talk to potential employers in your area

Learn more about effective Job Search Strategies from the Wall Street Journal's CareerJournal.com.

Use Online Job Search Tools
Job boards and job search engines post thousands of job openings daily on the Internet. You can search them by location, occupation, or industry. Start your online job search by using the following Illinois workNet tools:

• CareerBuilder Job Search - Search hundreds of job openings in Illinois' Key Sectors, which currently include health care, information technology, manufacturing, and transportation, distribution and logistics.

• Illinois Skills Match - Illinois Skills Match is an online database that helps connect skilled job seekers to employers in the State of Illinois.

• Illinois workNet Job Search Tool - Find the job you are looking for FAST, based on your specific job search criteria and with this job search tool.

Professional Networking
One effective way to find a job is to tell everyone you know that you are looking for a job. Talk to your parents, teachers, guidance counselors, minister/rabbi/priest, sports coaches, volunteer leaders, neighbors, fellow alumni, friends etc. about the kind of job that you’re looking for. Learn more about networking . It may be the best method of achieving your employment goals. Online professional networking is another way to let people, including potential employers, know you are seeking employment.

Talk to Potential Employers in Your Area
Calling potential employers to inquire about job openings is a good strategy too. Many job openings are not advertised, so ask potential employers about job openings and their hiring process. Research the employers in your area that hire people in your field.