your CV to make it more attractive or improve your interview skills (see article on interview technique) 4) Know your competition Job hunting, just like selling, is a competition. If you are constantly knocked back then perhaps you need to learn from your competition on how they succeed when you have not. So, share job hunting techniques with your peers. Speak to people in your field who have been recently hired. But don't give too much away to people who will be applying for the same jobs as you! 5) Eliminate weaknesses If you know that the profile you present to employers is weak in some way, work hard to improve it.