--- title: 5 Ways to Speed Up Your Job Search this Fall description: Desperate to get out of your current gig? Use this data on the job market to help you find your next move—fast. authors: - name: Margaret Magnarelli url: https://money.com/author/margaret-magnarelli/ at_money_since: 2014 articles: 6 covers: - Career Advice - Economy and Politics - Personal Finance social: - https://x.com/mmagnarelli former_staff: true published: '2014-09-02T10:00:07.000Z' modified: '2024-04-16T04:18:14.000Z' section: Career Advice tags: - career - CareerBuilder - cover letter - field - growth industry - Indeed.com - job - job search - keyword - resume - Simply Hired word_count: 1033 canonical: https://money.com/how-to-find-a-job-fast/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![5 Ways to Speed Up Your Job Search this Fall](https://img.money.com/2014/06/140618_money_gen_3.jpg?quality=85&w=1012&h=569&crop=1) Even if you've had it up to here with your current job, you probably slowed your search for a new one during June, July, and August. Between summer Fridays, long weekends, and week-long vacations—your own and those of your bosses—you likely found the situation just a little easier to swallow. Not that you'd have had much choice: In most industries, [hiring activity is sluggish](http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/getting-started/job-search-recruitment-cycles/article.aspx) in the dog days of summer anyway. Now that Labor Day has come and gone, though, you might be thinking about buckling down on your hunt for the red-hot opportunity. Good timing. Many fields experience a [frenzy of hiring in the fall](https://www.ziprecruiter.com/blog/2014/07/31/start-prepping-for-the-fall-job-search-season/), as [companies rush to use extra funds in personnel budgets](http://careerrocketeer.com/2011/09/time-is-running-out-for-job-seekers.html) by year's end. To put your search in overdrive, consider one of the following bold moves. You might be surprised at how soon you're having that exit interview you've long been running through in your head. ### **1\. Use the Most-Desired Keywords** Job listing aggregator Indeed.com reviews millions of online employment ads across thousands of sites [to find common keywords](http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends). The 10 below are the fastest growing. So if you've got any of these skills already under your belt, wear them proudly in your résumé and cover letter as well. (And if you don't have 'em, ask around to see if it's worth getting more experience in these areas.) 1. HTML5 2. MongoDB 3. iOS 4. Android 5. Mobile App 6. Puppet 7. Hadoop 8. jQuery 9. PaaS 10. Social Media ### **2\. Go Where the Jobs Are** Picking up and moving isn’t an option for everyone. But for those who have the flexibility, relocating your career may pay off. Job listing site CareerBuilder recently assessed [total job growth for the 50 biggest U.S. metro areas](http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?sd=7%2f2%2f2014&siteid=cbpr&sc_cmp1=cb_pr830_&id=pr830&ed=12%2f31%2f2014) between 2010 and 2013 versus the growth that would have been expected in the locations based on national trends to come up with what it called the “competitive effect.” Due to specialized industries, these locales had the greatest edge: | | CITY | \# JOBS ADDED, 2010-2013 | KEY HIRING INDUSTRIES | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Houston, TX | 250,607 | oil and gas, mining, architectural and engineering services, education | | 2 | Dallas, TX | 221,161 | commerical banking, computer systems, education, hospitals | | 3 | San Francisco, CA | 165,768 | computer systems, Internet businesses, corporate management | | 4 | Los Angeles, CA | 283,664 | TV/film, payroll and accounting, medical instruments, missile and aerospace manufacturing | | 5 | Austin, TX | 84,774 | data processing/hosting, computer systems, scientific/technical consulting, semiconductors | | 6 | Phoenix, AZ | 124,501 | higher education, commercial banking, professional organizations, semiconductors | | 7 | Miami, FL | 134,588 | legal services, business support, freight transportation, payroll services, real estate | | 8 | San Jose, CA | 90,559 | computer systems design, computer/semiconductor manufacturing, software publishing | | 9 | Detroit, MI | 125,330 | motor vehicle manufacturing, engineering services and temporary help services | | 10 | Riverside, CA | 76,646 | warehousing and storage, offices of physicians, and heavy and civil engineering | Alternately, you might focus your search on one of these cities, which [Indeed.com found to have the greatest number of job listings per capita](http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends.jsp). You'll notice a bit of overlap. Also worth noting: San Jose, which makes both lists, is also the only city among the 50 most populous with a ratio of 2 to 1 for job postings per unemployed person, according to Indeed. | | METRO AREA | JOB POSTINGS PER 1000 PEOPLE | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | San Jose, CA | 123 | | 2 | Raleigh, NC | 90 | | 3 | Washington, D.C. | 82 | | 4 | Boston, MA | 80 | | 5 | Hartford, CT | 79 | | 6 | Baltimore, MD | 74 | | 7 | Denver, CO | 74 | | 8 | San Francisco, CA | 70 | | 9 | Charlotte, NC | 70 | | 10 | Austin, TX | 64 | ### 3\. Get In on a Growth Industry... According to [Indeed.com](http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends/industry), these five fields have experienced the greatest growth in job listings over the past year. The easiest ways to switch to a new field: Look for a role that parallels yours (for example, if you work in marketing at a retail firm, you could look for marketing jobs at a transportation company) and/or focus on your ["transferrable"](http://career-advice.monster.com/resumes-cover-letters/resume-writing-tips/change-careers-transferable-skills/article.aspx) skills. The good news is that growth fields often experience labor shortages, so you have a better chance as someone without industry experience than in other fields. | | INDUSTRY | GROWTH/ PAST YEAR | GROWTH/ PAST QUARTER | GROWTH/ PAST MONTH | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Transportation | 122% | 33% | 9% | | 2 | Hospitality | 43% | 1% | \-1% | | 3 | Construction | 39% | 4% | 1% | | 4 | Manufacturing | 35% | 5% | 2% | | 5 | Media | 24% | 5% | 2% | ### 4\. ...Or a Growth Occupation Similarly, changing your role can help you gain more traction in your search. The "[hottest jobs of 2014](http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?sd=12%2f12%2f2013&siteid=cbpr&sc_cmp1=cb_pr795_&id=pr795&ed=12%2f31%2f2013)" list below from CareerBuilder includes roles that grew 7% or more from 2010 to 2013, are projected to increase in 2014, and pay $22 or more per hour. | | JOB CATEGORY | TOTAL EMPLOYED IN 2013 | JOB GROWTH, 2010-2013 | MEDIAN HOURLY EARNINGS | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software | 1,042,402 | 11% | $45 | | | 2 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 438,095 | 14% | $29 | | | 3 | Training and Development Specialists | 231,898 | 8% | $27 | | | 4 | Financial Analysts | 257,159 | 7% | $37 | | | 5 | Physical Therapists | 207,132 | 7% | $38 | | | 6 | Web Developers | 136,921 | 11% | $28 | | | 7 | Logisticians | 127,892 | 10% | $35 | | | 8 | Database Administrators | 119,676 | 10% | $37 | | | 9 | Meeting, Convention and Event Planners | 87,082 | 14% | $23 | | | 10 | Interpretors and Translators | 69,887 | 14% | $22 | | ### 5\. Target Companies that are Hiring A few weeks ago, Time ran an article from its partner site The Muse on 10 companies that are hiring like crazy right now. These include professional services firm Deloitte and textbook retailer Chegg.com and software company Atlassian. Besides checking out those companies, you might also look into the following, which [CareerBuilder reported were hiring in August](http://www.theworkbuzz.com/discovery/whos-hiring/companies-hiring-in-august-2/). | | COMPANY | INDUSTRY | LOCATIONS | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | ADP | Human capital management | CA, GA, IL, NJ, NY, TX | | 2 | Advanced Technology Services | Factory maintenance, industrial parts, IT services | Nationwide | | 3 | Bloomin Brands | Restaurant | Nationwide | | 4 | Bohler Engineering | Professional engineering services | DC, FL, MD, NC, NY, PA, VA, and New England | | 5 | DialAmerica | Call centers | CA, FL, IN, NE, PA, SC, TN | | 6 | DLZ Engineering | Engineering | IL, IN, MI, OH | | 7 | Eagle Transport Corporation | Transportation | DE, FL, GA, KY, TN, NC, SC, VA | | 8 | Elderwood | Senior care | NY, MA, PA, RI | | 9 | Guckenheimer | Hospitality/food service | CA, MA, MO, WA, TX | | 10 | Healthfirst | Health care | FL, NY | You might also take a hint from this [graphic from aggregator Simply Hired](http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobtrends/trend/q-%22fortune+500%22%2c+%22fortune+100%22%2c+%22fortune+50%22%2c+%22inc+500%22): Concentrate on companies in the [Inc 500](http://www.inc.com/inc5000/index.html) list, as this phrase appears in job ads more often—by a wide margin—than [Fortune 50, 100, or 500](http://fortune.com/rankings/). ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/how-to-find-a-job-fast/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Career Advice", "item": "https://money.com/career-advice/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Job Search Sites", "item": "https://money.com/job-search-sites/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "5 Ways to Speed Up Your Job Search this Fall" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/how-to-find-a-job-fast/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/how-to-find-a-job-fast/", "name": "5 Ways to Speed Up Your Job Search this Fall", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2014-09-02T10:00:07.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/how-to-find-a-job-fast/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/how-to-find-a-job-fast/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-04-16T04:18:14.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "5 Ways to Speed Up Your Job Search this Fall", "articleSection": "Career Advice", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2014/06/140618_money_gen_3.jpg?quality=85", "width": 5031, "height": 3342 } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Margaret Magnarelli", "url": "https://money.com/author/margaret-magnarelli/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/margaret-magnarelli/#author", "image": "https://img.money.com/2014/05/14-05-21_bio_author_magnarelli.jpg?quality=85&w=190&h=190&crop=1", "email": "mmagnarelli@moneymail.com", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/mmagnarelli" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2014-09-02T10:00:07.000Z", "description": "Desperate to get out of your current gig? 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