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Jobs in Salt Lake: 4 tips to help you land your next career

Just moved to Salt Lake City in search of a job? Despite the inevitable pains of filling out job applications, scoring an interview and then waiting for your phone to ring, Salt Lake is actually a pretty awesome place for the typical job seeker to be.

With one easy Google search, you’ll see that Salt Lake is at the top of almost every list that has to do with job outlook and growing employment prospects. So the odds are in your favor!

Still, you’ll have to put in a little elbow grease to set yourself up for success on the job hunt. Here are some tips to ease the process:

 

1. Put the word out.

Many companies hire someone for a new position before they even get around to posting the job listing, so the first thing you should do is let everyone know you’re looking. To really utilize those connections, make sure you:

• Get specific about your background and desired area of employment
• Make an announcement on various social media networks
• Bring it up in conversations with friends, family and acquaintances of diverse backgrounds
• Follow up with people who say they might have a lead
• Take advantage of your connections on LinkedIn

 

2. Network like crazy.

No, just “putting the word out there” isn’t truly networking. And no, networking isn’t a dirty word — it’s an essential part of career building that you’ll always be grateful to have done.

The most effective networking isn’t about schmoozing big wigs at cocktail parties; it’s about building meaningful relationships with people around you, maintaining those relationships, and then feeling comfortable enough to utilize them when it may help advance your opportunities. So after you’ve put the word out there, proactively reach out to people who work at companies you’d like to be at, schedule lunch meetings to talk about future opportunities, plan time to meet that friend-of-a-friend who has your dream job, etc.

 

3. Troll job listings.

Like most major cities, Salt Lake has some great sites that list local job openings. Because these sites get a lot of traffic, we recommend checking them on a daily basis until you land a job:

• College alumni and student job boards (University of Utah, BYU, Utah State, etc)
• Search for Salt Lake jobs on sites like Monster and Career Builder

 

4. Attend local job fairs.

Job fairs can be an efficient way of finding out which companies are hiring and which positions are out there for you. It can be tough to cut through the competition, though, so make sure you have quality conversations with recruiters if you’re really interested in the position.

To find out about job fairs in the area, check out the listings on .