Doing a job search can eat up a lot of hours. Some say you need to work at it eight hours a day in order to make it a success. But the internet can make job searching much easier for you. Instead of having to scan your local paper or trudge to your local job center each day, you can use the Internet to make it much easier for you. Here are some helpful job search tips that could help make your search a whole lot easier --- and bring you better, more lucrative results, too.

Internet Job Search Tip #1 - Go Beyond the Paper

Where do you want to work? Not all companies post ads in the local newspaper when they're hiring and even when they're not hiring, they'll often accept resumes so that the next time an opening comes up, they'll have a list of potential candidates. Don't wait for an ad to go out if you have your sights set on a particular company. Check their website. Most companies have a human resources section that you can check and find out about sending a resume, filling out an application online, etc.

Online Job Search #2 - Check Career / Job Posting Websites

There are job search sites that allow you to search by city, by category, by salary level, etcetera. You can scan jobs quickly on these sites on a daily basis and see what's available. Many will have "new listing" option as well so that you don't have to read through the same postings day after day.

Tip #3 - Post Your Resume

Post your resume on an online service. Many will let you post a resume or CV for free so that interested companies can contact you. This can be a great way to bring job opportunities to you. You'll want to be careful that you post on a reputable site that obscures your personal details so that they're not available for the world to see and in this case you'll want to get top notch advice on how to position yourself to make people interested in contacting you.

Tip #4 - Subscribe to Career Alerts

Instead of scrolling through half a dozen job sites each morning, perhaps you can subscribe to particular categories so that new postings are sent to you via e-mail. This can save time and effort.

Tip # 5 - Use Google Alerts to Get Jobs Sent to Your Inbox

Google Alerts at http://www.google.com/alerts is a free internet tool that can work as an excellent job search tool. It can be set to send you an e-mail alert the instant a new web page is indexed with a particular set of keywords. You can subscribe to Google Alerts for free and have URLS for all jobs in your city with specific keywords that get posted sent to your inbox. Set it up for IT jobs ___ (city), teaching positions _____(city), CEO jobs, etcetera. You can set it for company names as well.

Google Alerts spoon feeds you information as it becomes available so you could use it to gain an advantage over others who search just once a day. You can even have it set to send messages to your handheld. This can help you be one of the first resumes in the inbox of a hiring manager.

Whether you're searching for a job because you're currently unemployed or because you want to find something so you can leave your current position, you'll find a plethora of online tools to help you with your job search.