20 Ways to Get a Job

Need some fresh ideas for landing a job? Add these strategies into your mix of job search activities to meet new people, find potential employers and get hired.

1. Go around the gatekeeper.

If you find an open position through a job board or company website, don't only submit your résumé to human resources -- they're usually gatekeepers who don't have much control over who ends up getting hired. Instead, go around the gatekeeper and do some Internet research to find the hiring manager or other decision-maker and market your candidacy directly to them rather than being one of the "sheep" using the job boards.