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5. Look for companies who need people with your skills.
If you know that a company has hired someone with your skills in the past, they might need someone else with your skills in the near future. I often contact companies enquiring about positions that they’ve hired for in the past regardless of whether they are currently advertising for these positions or not. If they hired a sales rep three months ago for example, maybe the person didn’t work out and they want to replace them. Maybe they need another sales rep and just haven’t gotten around to searching for one.

Some companies constantly keep their eyes open for good people regardless of whether they currently have a specific job for them or not. Being in the right place at the right time means knowing where and when to look.