How to make the most of your job search

If you’re looking for a job now, it could be for a whole range of reasons. Perhaps you’re returning to the job market for the first time in years, need to make a change or just want to explore career options that are right for you. 

Whatever your situation, there are ways to make your job search as effective as possible so you can find the right job for you and aim toward landing it. 

Here are seven tips for making the most of your job search on SEEK, with links to tools and resources to help you. 

1. Explore possible career options 

If you’re not sure where to begin, what options are out there, or you want a clearer picture of what a role or industry is like, the explore careers section is a great place to start. Here you can: 

• Browse by industry to see what kinds of jobs are available in say, Healthcare & Medical, Construction or Marketing & Communications 
• Explore careers by interest to see career options aligned with helping people, working with numbers, being outdoors, being creative and more 
• Narrow down to a role to see what it involves, how many job opportunities are on SEEK, the average pay and what people say the role is like to work in 
• Look at high-salary careers and careers with high job satisfaction 
• Access resources like our free resumé template, plus articles and advice on changing careers. 

2. Make the most of search filters  

There are ways to make your job search more relevant, so you can find jobs that are right for you – matching your experience, skills, salary and location needs. When you search for a job on SEEK, be sure to use both the ‘What’ and the ‘Where’ sections, and click ‘More options’ below the search bar to show the filters.  

• Filter by salary range – SEEK’s salary filter hides jobs that don’t meet your salary expectations, so you can focus your time on applying for those that do.    
• Filter by location – choose where you’d like work, or if you’d like a remote or work-from-home job. 
• Choose your work type – do you want to work full-time, part-time or are you looking for casual/contract work? 

3. Use online profiles to help you stand out  

Your SEEK Profile is a key tool to have ready to help you find your next role – or to let an opportunity come to you. Using keywords in your profile can help you get noticed by potential employers, so learn more about the commonly searched keywords here and use them to help you stand out. 

You can upload your resumé to your SEEK Profile and use it to apply for jobs. Plus, you can choose to make your resumé visible to employers so they can see your skills in more detail. You can also showcase your work credentials by adding relevant licences, certificates, memberships and accreditations to your profile through Certsy in the Licences & certifications section. 

4. Use simple tools to keep tabs on your search 

It’s easy to keep track of jobs, searches and applications with a few handy tools. You can do this through your SEEK Profile – just click your name in the top right corner of the screen when you’re signed in and you’ll see it all there: 

• Save your searches and get notified of new jobs – when you search for a job, you should see a blue 'Save' button to the top right of the search results list. Click this to save your search and get notified when new jobs matching it are posted. Your saved search also means you can easily come back to it so there’s no need to start from scratch each time. 
• Save jobs to apply for later by hitting the star or ‘save’ button on a job ad or the search results list. 
• See what jobs you’ve applied for and when, look back over the details and add notes to each one. 
• Get tailored job recommendations – we look for new opportunities for you based on your profile, search, save and apply activity and send these to you. 

5. Try the practice interview builder 

Interviews are often nerve-wracking, but one of the best ways to ease that feeling and prepare is by practicing your responses to common interview questions. Our practice interview builder is an easy-to-use tool that lets you create your own custom checklist of interview questions. You can choose from a wide range of questions that employers often ask, add your own questions, then download your list to practice with and boost your confidence for your next interview. 

6. Find out how to protect your privacy 

When you search for a job, you’re often asked to provide quite a bit of personal information. It’s useful to know what information employers can ask you for and what they can’t ask for, plus the steps you can take to keep your information safe. You can get a quick overview here of the illegal interview questions that recruiters and employers shouldn’t be asking you.

7. Get in touch with us 

We’re here to help you find the the job that’s right for you – and there are plenty of ways you can connect with us at SEEK. Our Customer Service team is here to take your call, or you can send us an enquiry and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can. You can also find answers to common questions in our help centre. Plus, you can join the conversation in our social communities on Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.