10 Quick Tips to Secure Employment 1. Match your skills to the job in all your documents: Resumes, Followup Letters, Cover Letters. 2. Keep a schedule and break up your day between applying to postings, networking, branding yourself and targeting employers. 3. Network. Network. Network. Tell everyone you’re open to employment opportunities. 4. Follow the rules the employer lays out in the job posting. If they ask you to send them a $5 gift certificate