Job Hunt Tip: Sign up to recruiting sites that allow you to store documents online, receive job alerts, and organise interviews.

Job Hunt Tip: Have a list of three references – name, job title, company, phone number, and email address – ready to give to interviewers.

Job Hunt Tip: Get notifications when a suitable role opens up by using job alerts of listings via email.

Job Hunt Tip: It’s always a good idea to look at sample letters and CVs to get ideas for your own job search materials.

Job Hunt Tip: Never leave a job on bad terms. Developing a bad reputation can impact your ability to find another job.

Job Hunt Tip: Study the job description, and mirror the words and phrases in your cover letter and CV.

Job Hunt Tip: Get career ideas by taking personality tests, job-shadowing and interning.

Job Hunt Tip: Facebook and Twitter comments and pictures can haunt you. Be careful what you post on your social media accounts, because employers will check.

Job Hunt Tip: If you don’t qualify for a particular position, don’t apply for it. Focus more on the skills you do have than the specific experiences you don’t.

Job Hunt Tip: Find 10 different people who have jobs you would like, and model your job search on theirs.