Time is one of the only things that we are truly capable of managing in our chaotic worlds. With more expectations mounting daily, the ability to manage time becomes all the more important. When searching for a job, this skill is essential. The job search process can be riddled with a great deal of time wasting activity, specifically things that do not progress your search but take mass amounts of time. One of the key areas to be concerned with is Who you are speaking with?

Speaking with the right person, or as some call "the decision maker" is essential in ensuring your activities have the opportunity to produce results. if you are spending time speaking with people in the company that have no authority - how will this help in the long run? Networking is good, but when it comes down to hand in a resume or make some serious progress - speaking to the person in charge is a must have.

How do we do this? Find out who the hiring manager is for the role you have interest in. If not a specific role, discuss with people in the company about who makes decisions on overall hiring and human capital management. Maybe even find out who one of the rising stars is within the company and discuss with them how they got in the door. All of these will allow for spending your time in the most fruitful places, offering you the best options in your job search.

Jason Monastra is a 10 year veteran in the recruiting industry and current partner with United Global Technologies, http://www.ugtechnologies.com - a leading recruiting and consulting firm serving the IT and engineering vertical based out of Charlotte NC.

Jason Monastra maintains a major career advice and job search blog at http://www.lambentpath.com - making it easy to access key informational points to better help navigate your search for your next position.