Nobody likes job hunting. Not only does it imply that you won’t have a source of income pretty soon, but it is also the most difficult task to motivate yourself to do; you could send out hundreds of resumes and only be invited to as little as five interviews if you’re lucky, only to be rejected over and over again.

No one willingly wants to put themselves through that emotional roller coaster, yet they have to if they want to pay rent in the future.

Fortunately, you don’t have to spend numerous hours job hunting. Whether you’re considering a career change, or your circumstances have changed, here is how you can let the right job find you.

Create profiles on networking sites

Even when you’re not job hunting, it can help to upload your resume to professional networking sites so recruiters can find you and recommend you as a candidate for open positions, if you’re interested.

LinkedIn is the best-known professional networking site, and has members from all 500 of the Fortune 500 companies and covers 130 different industries, increasing your chances of finding the right job.

When you are job hunting, all you have to do is edit and tweak your resume and the other information you have online, so you show up in the search results generated by employers who may have a job that’s a good fit.

Job hunting is a two-way street, and if you fit the requirements of prospective employers, you won’t have to work as hard to find a new job.

Use a recruitment agency

If you’ve ever wished there were someone out there who could do your job hunting for you, then it’s about time you used a recruitment agency.

They will look at your resume, have an informal chat to get a better idea of your skills and job requirements, then send your resume to companies who might have the perfect position for you. There are recruitment companies for every industry – medical, administrative, or even a labor hire agency if you’re mostly experienced with outdoor jobs.

Some are more specialized than others, so if you have a specific job in mind you need to find the recruitment company that caters to your industry. The best part for you is, you can be considered for jobs that might not even be posted on job sites, and someone else is doing all the legwork for you.

Ask around

Sometimes it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. If you’ve got friends or former colleagues who work in your industry, let them know you’re job hunting and ask if they know if anyone is hiring.

Within your network there are probably three jobs that would be appropriate for you, but the people who could help open doors to those jobs just haven’t thought of you, or they don’t know you exist. If a trusted employee or colleague happens to mention your name, you stand a better chance of getting an interview due to a personal recommendation.

This post has been contributed by Ryan Gatt, it may contain affiliate links.