3 Ways to Conquer the Summer Job Search

3 Ways to Conquer the Summer Job Search3 Ways to Conquer the Summer Job SearchLearn how to stand out amongst your competition and still enjoy your summer.Lets face it rising temperatures usually make job-search activity cool off. Its tough to keep your head in the game when your job search is competing against beach trips and block parties for calendar space.However, if you can breeze past these distractions, the summer can be a great time to tritt your job search up a notchwhen everyone else is still sleeping or sunbathingHere are three tips to help you stay ahead of the competition and still enjoy your summer.Stay freshA study by Ladders found that you need to apply to a job within 72 hours after its been posted online after that, the chances of your application even being opened drops by 50 percent So, what do you do? Carve out some time every day to review the freshest job listings so you know which jobs you need to apply to and when.Search on the goPeople think job search and t hey automatically imagine themselves stuck indoors all day glued to their hot computer. Not anymore You can take your job search anywhere with your smart phone. Download job-search apps like Ladders to review your job matches and understand who your competition is before you apply.Party with a purposeThe summer is all about beach parties, baseball games, and other fun outdoor activities. I want you to enjoy these events with your job search in mind go in with a game plan to network. Studies have found youre ten times more likely to get a call back when your application includes an employee referral. You never know the person sitting next to you at the Yankees game could be the key to your next job application.Click on the following links access my interview with PIX-11s Frances Rivera.