Clarify your criteria
- The type of role and level of responsibility you are seeking.
- Industries or sectors where your experience is relevant.
- Location, remote or hybrid preferences, and employment type.
- Essential requirements such as working hours, values or growth opportunities.
Use multiple channels
Opportunities surface through professional networks, industry communities, direct approaches to organisations and specialist career conversations. Relying on a single channel narrows your options.
Quality over quantity
Tailoring your resume and message to each opportunity takes more time, but it shows genuine interest and helps decision makers see the fit.
Stay organised
- Keep a simple record of where you have applied, when, and the next step.
- Note contacts and conversations so you can follow up appropriately.
- Set aside regular time for your search rather than working in bursts.
Look after your wellbeing
A career search can be demanding. Build in rest, keep up routines that support you and celebrate progress, not just outcomes.
A strategic search is focused, organised and sustainable. It puts your effort where it is most likely to matter.