Find a full time job

Conventional wisdom holds that having a job makes it simpler to get another, but it never addresses the mechanics of doing so. And figuring out the logistics may be tricky.

Using your present employer's time and equipment to look new work is not a smart idea, according to Stamford, Connecticut-based career advisor Jan Yager. Conduct your job hunt in your own time and be covert about it at work – accept phone calls during your lunch break and don't boast about what you're doing to others.

Here are some additional ideas for making time for a job search while working full-time.

Maintain a busy schedule before and after work.

"It is feasible to locate a job while you have a job if you make the most use of the time slots available to you," Yager explains.

Utilize your free time as much as possible. Use the time before and after work, as well as your lunch break, to compose emails, attend job interviews, or look for other opportunities. It might be difficult to balance your job search with your full-time employment, yet many job seekers are looking even while they are employed.

Take use of your vacation time.

If you have personal days or vacation days available, Yager suggests spending one or more of them to conduct a more intense job search. Taking at least one day off might allow you to conduct a job-search blitz, such as arranging several interviews or making many phone calls. Consider setting up informative meetings with former colleagues from past jobs who may have a lead or two to give, or with friends of friends who are willing to chat to you about their firm or the sector in general.

Include the search in your daily routine.

According to Lisa Chenofsky Singer of Chenofsky Singer & Associates in Millburn, New Jersey, look for methods to transform networking gatherings into job hunts. Attend industry gatherings, conferences, and speaker events, practice your elevator pitch, and search for opportunities to discuss the value you can provide to a business.

If you're invited to interview with a firm, she suggests making it a dinner meeting. Breakfast or lunch interview sessions are common and might provide you with an opportunity to interview outside of work hours.

Network

When you don't have the flexibility or privacy to do a job search during business hours, it's critical to promote yourself via alternative channels, according to Elmhurst, Ill.-based career advisor Elene Cafasso. Maintain your social media accounts and present examples, case studies, and evidence of your talents. "Inform people you trust that you are open to other possibilities, but that they should keep this knowledge to themselves till they learn of another opportunity."

Don't let your job limit you.

Employers are aware that many candidates have jobs and are often accommodating if you need to meet with them outside of normal business hours, according to Cafasso. Be truthful about your circumstances and seek methods to collaborate with possible employers to create a solution that works for both of you.