This is a perfectly fine place to start your journey, but it shouldn’t be the only technique you try.
As you make your career transition, there are multiple paths you can take. Using the job boards is one technique, but so is relationship-building, or enlisting the help of recruiters. You should think of these as different tools in your job-hunting toolbox - you’re going to use each one at some point - and each one has different purposes.
If you decide to focus on networking, that can be done through social media or through in-person networking events - it just depends on your strengths.
Similarly, you don’t have to only search job boards by title - you can use “quotation marks” in your search query to filter results by specific duties, tools, or software programs you like to work with. (See the video above for more information on this technique.)
All of this is part of developing a job search strategy. A job search strategy is closely related to your job search schedule - but it’s deciding how much time you’re going to dedicate to each type of job-searching technique.
The strategy is going to be specific to each individual based on your goals and strengths. For example, an extroverted “people-person” who is trying to break into a new industry might choose to focus on networking for the purpose of getting information, while a more introverted person just looking to get back to work quickly might spend more time on their online presence.
