In having lunch with a friend last week, we discussed the art of finding jobs. Maybe art isn’t the right word. It’s more so the knack for scouring viable resources for openings.

As Dan pointed out, you must have all feelers out AT ALL TIMES for opportunities. These days job openings are snatched up faster than free foam tomahawks at a Braves game.

We decided that three main avenues exist for the dispersion of job opening information.

First: Word of mouth and inside connections to the position available
Second: Company’s internal job posting Web site
Third: Public job positing Web sites (as I writer I usually search Media Bistro)

The further down the list you go, the greater the likelihood of the position already being filled. Or if nothing else, countless other people already applied prior to you. Meaning, find out about openings in the early stages to have the best chance of receiving an offer.