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"  First, ramp up your efforts. 1. Know Who You Are Job seekers should have an &amp;quot;elevator pitch,&amp;quot; a 30-second rundown of your most relevant skills. Mine is: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m Mindy Levy. I work in human resources at a strategy- and technology-consulting company. I also moonlight as an executive coach, helping people get &amp;#039;unstuck&amp;#039; so they can pursue their ambitions.&amp;quot; The idea is to introduce yourself quickly and convey the kind of job you&amp;#039;re looking for if the opportunity arises at a party, a sporting event ... even in an actual elevator. 2. Clear Your Cache Did you know that 75 percent of recruiters say their hiring process includes researching candidates online? So check your social-media photos and posts and hide or delete any questionable ones ... even if your hair looks really good. Create a LinkedIn profile, asking former employers and professors to provide testimonials, and join school and industry groups on the site. 3. Go Beyond Google Find jobs that aren&amp;#039;t listed online by identifying people in your extended network &amp;amp;#151; friends and colleagues of your family, teachers, and friends &amp;amp;#151; who have jobs that you&amp;#039;re interested in. Make a list of people you want to connect with, and see if anyone in your network knows them. Don&amp;#039;t be afraid to try something bold like getting their attention on Twitter or LinkedIn. Next, make a connection. 4. Use Power Words Many recruiters use special software to help them discover talent, so pay attention to the job postings you are applying for and use keywords from them in your r\u00E9sum\u00E9, such as technical skills (PowerPoint), soft skills (teamwork), and degrees (BA, CPA). Using the right keywords will optimize the chances a recruiter will find you. Create multiple versions of your r\u00E9sum\u00E9 tailored to particular jobs or employers. And proofread each version as if your job depends on it ... because it might. 5. Apply! Studies show that if a woman meets 60 percent of the requirements on a job listing, she&amp;#039;ll consider herself unqualified, but a man who fulfills the same percentage will send in an application. If you see a listing that appeals to you, even if you lack some of the skills, go for it. This is not cheating; it&amp;#039;s competing. 6. Make Emails Personal Don&amp;#039;t address introductory emails or cover letters &amp;quot;To whom it may concern.&amp;quot; Instead, identify the best internal contact. Look for common ground with the person you&amp;#039;re addressing &amp;amp;#151; if you were referred by someone in the company or if you share an alma mater or hometown with the reader, mention it up front. Then tell a personal story about your work experience, volunteering activities, or outside passions that explains why you&amp;#039;re well-suited to the position.  Finally, bring it home. 7. Do Your Homework Once you land an interview, make a list of what you like about the job and the company. Research the company and the latest industry trends, and be ready with questions to ask and ideas to pitch. During your interview, speak slowly to project confidence. 8. Shift Your Mind-Set Recent graduates often make the mistake of concentrating on what they want from a company rather than on what they can offer. Throughout your interview, focus on the organization&amp;#039;s needs above your own. Also, when you&amp;#039;re describing your accomplishments, it helps to use communal language: &amp;quot;We were awarded a $500,000 grant, and my role on the team was to write the proposal ...&amp;quot; 9. Follow Up Post-interview, jot everything down. Who did you meet? What did you discuss? Using your notes, send an email thank-you within 24 hours to everyone you met with. Reiterate why you&amp;#039;re interested in the job. It&amp;#039;s a bonus if you can point to an article of interest that continues the discussion from your interview. If you don&amp;#039;t hear right back (and you often won&amp;#039;t), wait a week and reach out again. 10. And if at First You Don&amp;#039;t Succeed ... Stay Positive A young woman I met, Sruti, had a solid r\u00E9sum\u00E9 and had been doing nothing but job searching for months, yet nothing was working out. In hindsight, she wonders if employers sensed her misery and fear. It was only when she started volunteering that she found something to be excited about. Three weeks later, she got a job. The takeaway? Continue to grow as a person &amp;amp;#151; it will help you stay optimistic and will develop your strengths as a job candidate.  Mindy Levy is an organizational psychologist involved with Lean In. This article was originally published as &amp;quot;10 Surprising Ways to Find a New Job&amp;quot; in the June 2014 issue of Cosmopolitan. Click here to get the issue in the iTunes store! Order a copy of Lean In For Graduates here. Want a crash course in living fun and fearlessly? Then join us for Cosmo&amp;#039;s Fun Fearless Life weekends this fall &amp;amp;#151; two days packed with inspiring speakers, incredible networking opportunities, and electrifying performances, plus meet &amp;amp; greets with Cosmo editors. Get your tickets before they sell out at funfearlesslife.com! RELATED: 11 Things I Wish I&amp;#039;d Known About Work in My 20s When to Stop Saying Yes Expectations vs. Reality: Your First Real Job Photo credit: GalleryStock; courtesy Alfred A. Knopf Publishers "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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