Managing Your Time

The Five Best Ways To Find Work
Method Success rate: % of people who found work this way
1. Apply directly to employers 35%
2. Ask family, friends and contacts 28%
3. Ads in newspapers 14%
4. Private employment agencies 6%
5. Government employment centres 5%


When you plan your job search, you should spend most of your time finding your own job leads by:

  1. Using every resource to dig for leads
  2. Asking everyone you meet about jobs
  3. Asking employers about openings

You will learn more about these methods on the next few pages.

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