Job Hunt Tip: Stay motivated during your job search by setting goals. Challenge yourself to submit five applications a day, for example.

Job Hunt Tip: In your interview, explain soft skills as well as your experience, such as being able to get along with team members, and being a positive person.

Job Hunt Tip: Create a professional email address that uses your name. Use this to apply for jobs. Don’t let a silly email address sway employers against you.

Job Hunt Tip: Keep a job-search notebook or spreadsheet. Getting organised will help make looking for a job feel less like a headache.

Job Hunt Tip: Proofread your CV carefully. A typo could be the difference between getting an interview and not getting one.

Job Hunt Tip: Get career ideas by taking personality tests, job-shadowing and interning.

Job Hunt Tip: Facebook and Twitter comments and pictures can haunt you. Be careful what you post on your social media accounts, because employers will check.

Job Hunt Tip: If you don’t qualify for a particular position, don’t apply for it. Focus more on the skills you do have than the specific experiences you don’t.

Job Hunt Tip: Find 10 different people who have jobs you would like, and model your job search on theirs.

Job Hunt Tip: Always show appreciation. Be sure to thank your interviewers for their time, and the opportunity to be interviewed.