A job search can be a gruelling process, especially if you've recently relocated to a new state or location. Here are a few key things to focus on.

1. Select your specific location.

Decide where you will be living and use google (the ‘arrive by’ function) to determine how long it will take in peak hour to travel to certain locations. Make a list of suitable suburbs and work out what the Job Boards collective call that area i.e. Inner, Bayside, West, etc.

2. Research these locations in depth.

Once you've narrowed down your list to a few locations, find out everything you can about each one. You'll avoid wasted time if you find out you don't want to work in that area, or with the style of properties or demographics or a particular suburb.

3. Sign up for job alerts.

Search for the most dominant job boards in your area, or given that your reading this, jump on and register at RECON: www.reconjobs.com.au/user/register

4. Network in order to find contacts in the area you're considering.

Ask your current colleagues and business contacts whether they know anyone there. Post on social media where you’re going to see if any of your friends are familiar with the region or know someone who lives there. Networking is one of the most important steps for finding any type of job, but getting a contact to recommend you increases the chance that an out of state company will take you seriously.

5. Work with a recruiter.

Recruiters are the professional ‘know it alls”. We’re the ones who hear the in’s and out’s of why people are leaving or love agencies. We’re also professional career advisers who can guide you in your search for jobs further afield.

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