There are a number of strategies that you can use to locate job vacancies and employment opportunities. Sources of information about the available job or work included:

• Centrelink/Job Network
• Employment/Recruitment Agency
• School Programmes
• Newspaper Advertisements
• Internet Sites
• Friends, Relatives, Company Contacts
• Sign or Notice on Employer Premises
• Other Source

In addition to responding to advertisments for positions vacant, strategies used by jobseekers include:

• Tendering or advertising for work
• Contacting likely employers
• Contacting friends or relatives
• Registering with Centrelink/Job Network
• Other Steps

Source:  Australian Bureau of Statistics (2000, July). Successful and Unsuccessful Job Search Experience Australia
 (Cat. No. 6245.0)

There are many ways to find employment and many available jobs are not advertised. Consequently, you should adopt a range of strategies to find work, including accessing both the ‘open’ and ‘hidden’ job market and utilizing both formal job search strategies such as responding to advertised vacancies and informal job search methods such as contacting likely employers, and networking with friends, relatives and other contacts. The links on this page will help you utilize a wide range of job search methods.