It can be discouraging getting back into the job market when the last time you applied for a job there was no Internet. Is it possible to find a job without the Internet? Sure, if you have kept up with your networking, your family owns the company or you aren't picky and are willing to take whatever you can find - want ads in your local paper, signing up with a temporary agency or taking a fast food or grocery bag person position.

Many places will not even accept your resume in their office, instead they ask you mail it to their central headquarters and you are left on your own to find out where that may be.  So here are some must do tips for job searchers in today's market.

1.  Redraft your resume, polish it up adding new skills you have learned and new positions you took on, add the classes your last employer may have sent you to.  If you've done volunteering work be sure to add that, no employer wants to see you've sat idle for too long.

2.  Review other's resume's, go to the library to check out recent books on resume writing, but I wouldn't advise paying lots of money for someone else to write your resume for you.  Who knows you the best, knows your skills, attitude, work ethic, experience, education?  You can take your time and rewrite as many times as you want, use those keywords the employers are looking for, so as the new software sorts and deletes resumes, yours won't be in the discard pile.   

3.  Subscribe to your local newspaper so you are current on the economic topics not just in your city, but your state, all the United States and the World. Or if you are cutting back expenses make sure to keep your Internet connection and read the news sites on-line.  There are many job search sites, some are attached to each other, Google is always a good place to start.

4.  Social network sites can be a big help as well.  Most of us have thrown out the Rolodex and use our e-mail or cell phones to save our contact information. If you have an i-phone it can connect you to all with each update.  You've heard of MySpace, FaceBook and perhaps LinkedIn websites.  You've also hopefully been warned not to put anything out there that you wouldn't want a potential employer to view, because they will, they should, to check out who they are considering hiring.  The LinkedIn website is geared toward those that want to be kept in the job/employment loop, whether employed and just building their network in case, or wanting to keep in touch with coworkers, old contacts from their email or old schoolmates.

5.  Check your newspaper or local websites to see what up to date information is available for you.  Perhaps a group that meets for coffee once a week in your town to discuss job prospects, get interviewing tips and network with others in your situation.  You will also find times and dates for local (big city local) job fairs where you can meet companies human resource people and leave your resume at several companies at once.

6. You have time now that you are unemployed to polish your Internet skills. Does your computer have software for you to make your own business cards?  You can hand them out with your resume or mail one with the thank you letter you send the potential employer after your interview. Don't forget!  It may get tiring after not hearing from employers or being rejected but always send the thank you note thanking them for their time, reminding them that you want the job.  The choice may have come down to you and one other person and the one who remembers to send the thank you note may have contributed to that deciding factor!

7.  A cover letter is always a good idea to send along with your resume. You can gear your specific accomplishments, educational experience towards the particular job you are going after without having to rewrite your resume each time.  The goal is for each step to get you closer to the job offer - your resume, the cover letter leads to getting the phone call which leads to the interview which hopefully will lead to the offer of employment you are looking for.

If you are in the older crowd and not just out of school you'll need to impress the employer with your job experience, life experience, common sense, poise and confidence that the younger employee may not have.  Call back, follow up and keep at it with a positive attitude and you will get the job, just persevere, you'll have more practice with each interview until you'll get so good they won't be able to refuse you!!