There are literally thousands upon thousands of jobs which are never advertised in the Sunday want ads or elsewhere for that matter, simply because small business owners don't have the time, because they would rather hold off and hire someone through word of mouth, or they would rather make it easier and post online jobs knowing Web technology is working in their favor.
Some small business owners would much rather hire someone who can actually navigate their way around the Internet, because it gives the impression that if these candidates are intelligent enough to research and find them on the Web, they're smart enough for the position they have open!
A great way to find employment is to target small businesses in your hometown through the Internet, and to follow up your application by visiting them in person a few days later.
Chances are, if the company you're targeting only advertises their openings on the Web, there will be less competition to find a new job with that company. This tilts the odds in your favor.
Also, look for local advertising companies in your hometown which put out weekly ads in the form of little booklets; virtually every city in the US has these. for example, in Florida, theflyer.com puts out an advertising newspaper every Thursday with new listings and includes a "career" section. they also have a website which includes basically the same listings, making it very convenient to sit at a computer and find a job online at the click of a mouse! Need an hourly job? Search over 100,000 part-time and full-time hourly positions on SnagAJob.com.
