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1. Finding a full time job is a full time job in itself. Want to move into a different field or a career path? Take time out of your personal life if you can.
2. Improve your online presence. LinkedIn is only one of the many different "social media" outlet.
3. Keep surfing LinkedIn and find a group of people whose career paths you find interesting and something you can and you would like to emulate. Look at what skill-set they have and see if you can go from there. I have a habit of constantly evaluating what my progress at work not just with regards to the projects I work on, but what skill-sets I am accumulating. I do this by reaching out to my professional and personal network and chatting with them about work.
4. Can you move? If no, why not? Sometimes, a move even 2-3h away from your current location can get you a much higher pay.
5. Is there an industry you'd like to work in? If yes, what is the dominant skill-set. I'll give you an example. I know someone that worked as an admin at a hospital for a while. She wanted to become a Business Analyst. She spent about 10h every week for about 2 months learning about BA skillset (Coursera/YouTube, etc). She now has a job as a BA and makes about 40% more than her previous job.
And, remember 8 to 5 is only a platform to give you the means to do things outside of work. Don't let your life revolve around work.
While I am not a fan of the author, the book, 48 Days to the Work You Love, by Dan Miller, has a lot of helpful information. Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters, by Jay Conrad Levinson, is another one that you may find useful. The local libraries may have them.
You really need to be on the Job Search forum, not the Raleigh-Durham one. Both for advice on what to do and not to do, and for leads. The city-related forums on here are not set up for job-hunting.
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