This post is part of a joint writing project on job hunting. Rowan Manahan at Fortify Your Oasis got the whole thing started.

I've been in business for almost forty years. I've looked for work and helped others do so as a coach. I've watched my children look for jobs and start careers. And I've helped clients hire. Here are ten job hunting tips based on my experience and observation.

Don't settle. You don't want just any job; you want the right job for you. Seek out a job with interesting work in an atmosphere you like, with career growth opportunities.

Look for companies with the kind advancement you want. If you aspire to the C-suite, look for places with great leadership development programs. If you do technical work and like it, look for companies with dual career ladders.

Don't be seduced by money alone. Taking a job for the money may seem like a good thing, but after thirty days or so, the money is just what's in your checking account. You've still got to go to work.

Figure out what your strengths are so you can build on them. The kinds of strengths you need to identify are things that you do well and that you love to do. Seek jobs where you can use your strengths every day.

Figure out what your weaknesses are so that you can make them irrelevant. Have a plan for dealing with your weaknesses.

Bring out your best. Gather evidence of your good performance. Performance evaluations, project reports, letters and email from customers and bosses, commendations and awards are all good. Use them to support your claims of good work.

Practice interviewing. It's a skill and benefits from good feedback, like any other. Remember, the person on the other side of the desk has probably done many more interviews than you.

If possible, take a video of yourself while you practice interviewing. Watch for distracting behaviors. Listen for verbal tics.

Get your network in the game. Tell people you know about your job search. Ask them to help you get the word out. Remember that the most valuable people in your network during a job search are those who regularly contact lots of people you don't even know.

Clean up your online act. Your prospective employer will probably check you out online. Make sure that what's there conveys the image you want them to see.

Bonus tip: be honest. Don't lie. Don't fudge. Don't stretch the truth. It's wrong. It's too hard to remember what you told everyone. And you'll probably get caught, with disastrous consequences.

There you have it: job hunting tips from forty years in business. In all that time, the basics haven't changed. You need to be choosy, systematic and tireless. Be little bit lucky helps, too.

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