One thing you can be certain of when you are looking for employment is that no one is going to come up to your door, ring the bell and offer you a job. If you are looking for work it may be a full time profession until you are actually hired in a position. There are many different avenues that you can take to find work and all of them require some commitment from you. Generally it is a commitment of time and your energy most of all. But you also have to know how to actually look for work too.
When you are looking for employment whether you are already employed or out of a job for whatever reasons you will need to have some sort of a plan. One way to go about this is to consider it a project mush like you had to complete in school. You would entitle the project looking for a position or employment. Then you would set a goal such I will find a good job within six months or one year. The next thing you will do is to write down the steps that will get you to your ultimate goal. This is where you would have to know what you are looking for so before you can complete this step you will have to do some research as to what positions are available that can use your skills or talents. Or what positions are available where you can a career that you can grow with.
When you set about writing down what your skills are you can them look for positions that might fit them. Whether you use a job search engine or a more traditional method of seeking employment you still must be willing to look beyond your normal parameters. Some skills and knowledge may transfer from one company to another. On the other hand some types of professions want people with specific training in their professions. These would be a medical career or dental career. Some other professions want prior experience such as a police officer may require previous military experience in a similar position. Even someone looking for a police dispatcher position may need to have prior related experience unless it is a trainee position.
You will also need to keep a positive attitude during this process. If you are using a job search engine that is part of a social networking site then you can get support from other people also looking for a job. You will need you family support also. You have to keep a positive attitude and you can't let someone who is negative bring you down. It is a difficult process and one that will be rewarding if you keep at it.
Of course there are also alternatives. Perhaps you have a technical background and also have the ability to write then you might consider freelancing from your home. There are many websites that have listings of freelance that require technical expertise so think outside the box too.