Tell everyone you know that you are looking. Many jobs are filled by word-of-mouth.

Give them an electronic copy of your well-scrubbed (i.e. at least spell-checked) resume so they can easily spread it around for you. Have friends look at your resume and give you an honest assessment.

A lot of jobs are advertised so apply online at company web pages and websites like monster.com But still look at the newspaper, too.

Get your resume registered with www.usajobs.gov and apply for positions there.

The Federal Government is ramping up. Great bennies and great job security if you can land a career slot. The federal hiring process can be tedious but it can be well worth it.

Even if no specific position is advertised, if there's a company that you admire and would love to work for then write a cover letter to the CEO that says why you'd love to join their team and how you can help them and enclose your resume. It's worked for friends of mine. Shows initiative.