My creative college Marshall Karp posted these suggestions.  They are too good not to pass on. Whether you are a high school or college grad, a jobhunting Gen X or Boomer, these are great tips. I especially love the last one!

Marshall Karp 

* Realize magic doesn't happen. You will in all probability have to hunt down and find a job.
* Employers recruiting you depends on so many factors, field, geographic location, grades, contacts, anyway, see the above.
* Don't think like a Job Hunter! Think like a marketing/public relations/sales person. I have seen so many people get in trouble because they were thinking like job hunters.
* Being on the computer for hours at a time applying for jobs is thinking like a job hunter - this usually messes people up. Don't fall into the trap.
* Using the computer for career research, company research, contact development research is a good thing. Think like a salesperson.

Carol's note: If you want more ideas on how to think like a salespersoon, read Don't Send a Resume, by Jeffry Fox

For more of Marshall's totally fabulous and effective job search tips, click through...

* Stop asking receptionists and human resource people if they are hiring! They will probably say "No" and you are off to a negative start.

1. Start off these conversations with "I know you are not hiring, but:"
2. Can I give you my qualifications in case there is a future opening?
3. Can I ask you some questions about what you look for when you do hire?
4. Do you have any pointers on getting into this organization
5. How do you get into this?
6. Or, whatever burning questions you have.
7. Take whatever advice or suggestions you can get and if you get a few minutes with them, present your skills, and give them a resume, you have had a quality conversation.

* You want to get two or three quality conversations a day, either by phone or in person.                   Carol's note: Yes, yes, yes!
* Whatever you do, don't send out hundreds of resumes.

1. I don't care how many resumes or applications you emailed or sent in. Get back to me with how many interviews you get.
2. And, that's the point, with whatever you are doing with your job hunt, you have to generate job interviews.
3. The more job interviews, the better the chances of an offer. The flip side is equally true.

* If you are getting interviews, but no offers, that is a whole other problem. There may be something not right with your interview skills.
* Old cliche, it takes work to get work. The bulk of your day should be on the phone or pounding the pavement.
* New cliche, sitting at a computer all day waiting for the phone to ring is not a productive strategy.
* If they are not calling you, you need to be calling them.
* If they are not meeting with you, you need to be meeting with them.
* Universal Law of Reaping and Sowing: You will reap what you sow.
* Due to the gasoline expense, you must utilize your gasoline money resources wisely. Use the phone more to scout out situations or set appointments. Anyone willing to talk with you is a good use of your gasoline money.
* Driving around and going from place to place to drop off resumes or fill out application forms is, usually, not a good use of your gasoline money.
* Oh yes, whatever you do, don't forget to follow-up. You must check back with people that you have met and talked with or they will forget about you. I have seen job opportunities literally slide right through people's fingers because they did not know or forgot to check back.
* Your job is to keep going until someone offers you a job. There is no time to coast or wait on things to see how they develop.
* Sun Tsu, the ancient Chinese general wrote: Know the enemy and know thyself and in a hundred battles you will be victorious. There's a point in there somewhere, I'll get back to you on that.
* Come up with a 30 second commercial or elevator speech on yourself, research places that are targets, and go and tell people your speech.
* Sun Tsu wrote: During the morning spirits are keen, during the day they flag.  Starting your job hunt at the crack of noon is not a productive job seeking activity.

PS.  About the graphic: Want ads only work for 5% of job seekers. Don't spend any more than 5% of your job search day on reviewing and responding to them.