31 ways to make the holiday season work for your job search

We know: It's December. And even though you're dying for a new gig, going to holiday parties, shopping for gifts and drinking gallons of hot cocoa just seems like much more of a priority than writing cover letters and going to networking events.

Well, truth be told, tons of companies are hiring like crazy, so if you are on the hunt for your dream job, it doesn't hurt to get started on a serious search now. But if you want to wait until January, we get it — so we've come up with 31 easy (and fun) little things you can do now so that you can hit the ground running in the new year.

Do one or do them all (one for each day of the month!), and you'll be far more prepared than the rest of the bunch who are just getting started come 2015. Read more...

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