text: i need advice on how to get a better job? i am in a dead end job right now. i have been putting in my resume to a lot of places and everyone seems to be hiring but they are not hiring me. what can i do to get noticed and get out of this stale dead end job. or if a person answering this question is hiring help me out please i work for a staffing firm and may be able to give you some advice.   1) if you are sending in your resume to openings it's probably buried underneath a pile of hundreds of resumes on someone's desk (or on someone's inbox if you emailed it). sometimes the postings are also just formalities. some companies have a policy of posting their open jobs even though they already have someone in mind for the position.   2) post your resume online. you may have already done this, but you can't just post it and assume it's being viewed. you have to understand the nature of these resume search engines. when employers search for resumes online, the "newest" resumes come up first. so if you posted your resume yesterday, your resume will probably come up in the second or third page, and some employers don't even get there. make it a habit to "refresh" your resume every morning. change something in it. something. anything. add a word, change a word, add a punctuation mark, whatever. just change something and hit save. the search engine will then think it's a "new" posting and will come up on top of searches increasing your visibility to potential employers.   3) network. a lot of jobs are filled via referrals. depending on your industry, attend professional events, visit exhibits, collect business cards. use online social networking sites like linkedin, zero degrees, or ryze.   4) depending on where you are and what you do, i may be able to help you out. :)