For many of us, winter weather can have a nasty effect on our mood. It’s cold and gray outside, and you’re struggling with ways to stay motivated while looking for a job. You’ll take any job search tips you can to keep hope alive.

Well, here’s something that’ll warm your heart: a December 2015 survey from DHI found that 61 percent of hiring managers anticipate hiring more employees in the first half of 2016 than the last part of 2015.

The job you’ve been waiting for is out there. You’ve just to shake those job search blues and keep at it.

Here are four job search tips that will help get you out of that winter funk:

2016 is officially here. While potentially your life isn’t radically different from last year at this point, you can definitely expect some changes to the job search this year. We’ve already looked at how the job market is expected to change this year. Now let’s take a look new trends in the job search.

Here are four trends and job search tips for your job search this year:

The new year is just around the corner, which means it’s time for every job seeker’s favorite time of the year: making a New Year’s resolution!

Of course, as many people know, making the resolution is the easy part. Achieving the goal is a completely different story. A Marist poll from last December found that 71 percent of people had given up on resolutions altogether and 41 percent of people who did make one the previous year didn’t keep it.

But you can succeed where so many others have failed.

When it comes to setting job search related goals for the new year, you need to set yourself up for success. Here are four ways to make — and keep — your job search New Year’s resolution for 2016:

You spend a lot of time and energy crafting the perfect resume to showcase your experiences and professional skills. But do you mention your ability to build effective relationships?

Believe it or not, soft skills are important to employers across all industries. Soft skills are personality traits, personal habits, and interpersonal skills that impact a person’s ability to do a job. And they’re what can get you hired.

In early 2020, a Chicago-based study argued that soft skills — not test scores — are the ideal indicator of students’ success. So while business leaders will always value technical skills, studies like this have led more and more to prioritize soft skills when determining who to hire. 

But how do you prove that you have skills like being detail-oriented, a good listener, or creative when applying for a job? Here are four soft skills employers are looking for and how to highlight them during the interview process:

Believe it or not, most of us are guilty of not telling the whole truth — beginning from our job search and carrying over into the workplace — but lying to your current or a potential employer is a risky road to go down.

You might find a job opening that fits the definition of your ‘dream job’, only to discover that you’re not even close to qualified. Or you’ll decide to lie to your boss about being sick because you’re afraid they’ll decline your reason to take the day off. Regardless of the situation, being caught in these lies can really hurt your career.

Here are four situations when job seekers and employees most commonly lie, why you should avoid them and how they can damage your career:

The year is coming to a close, but the future’s looking bright for job seekers. The 2015 Jobvite Recruiter Nation Survey revealed that more than a quarter of companies expect to hire 100+ people over the next 12 months. But, that’s not the only job market trend worth noting for the new year.

With 2016 just around the corner, job seekers need to be aware of the latest trends affecting today’s — and tomorrow’s — job market. To meet your career goals in the new year, here are four data-backed trends you need to embrace during your job search, from what opportunities to pursue to where to look:

Imagine that you have a choice between two great jobs. You’re excited by the challenging work the first position offers and got a good vibe from the co-workers you met during the interview process. It has respectable perks like paid vacation and dental insurance. The second job is more tedious, and rumor has it that the boss is very difficult to work for. However, it does pay 10 percent more than the first job.

Which do you choose?

A 2015 survey from Tinypulse found that almost a quarter of employees would change jobs for a 10 percent pay bump. If all else is equal, that’s an easy choice to make, but when there are other nonfinancial factors involved, the decision is more complicated.

When you’re looking for a new job, remember that an enormous salary isn’t always the only key to happiness. Here are five statistics that prove money isn’t always the most important thing when it comes to your job:

What draws a recruiter to a particular candidate instead of you?

Knowing how recruiters’ minds work can help you show them that you’re the exact employee they’re looking for. Unfortunately, most job seekers aren’t mind-readers. But if you look at some new trends in the job market from a recruiter’s perspective, you’ll see how you can get their attention and land the perfect job.

Here are three things on recruiters’ minds and how they can help you as a job seeker:

There are a lot of factors for you to consider when you’re looking for a new job. Everything from the job description to the location to the salary affect whether or not a position is right for you. But there are many other characteristics that influence job satisfaction, in the long run.

When researching a job or company you’re interested in, you have to remember to consider more than just whether the job matches your skills. Here are four, often ignored, job satisfaction factors that will give you a better idea about whether a job is right for you:

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and the state of the job market is giving job seekers something to be thankful for. The 2015 Jobvite Recruiter Nation survey found that over a quarter of companies expect to hire more than 100 employees during the next year.

More jobs opening up isn’t the only good news, either. More and more employment trends are favoring job hunters. Here are three things that will make job seekers happy this holiday season: