The know-yourself part is the most essential bit of all. I’ve been tughorh hundreds of job interviews the past 6 years of being self-employed, and landing a freelance job was always easy. I just went to every interview I would get and would just be quite careless and never prepared for it. However, every interview for a permanent position would end up in failure, simply because of not really knowing where I stand and what I want and who I am. Having now figured that out, I landed some interviews at companies that actually appeal to me, with jobs that really match me. And guess what? Reached the finishing line straight on. Knowing yourself is mandatory for your confidence and appearance, when finding a permanent place.When it comes to job boards, I’d never use Monsterboard. Their CV system is horrendous. I only use JobSite and JobServe. And yes once you’re uploaded to there, you are absolutely flooded by calls and mails from recruiters who say you are the best ever. After a while you become apt at filtering out in only 2 sentences if they are crap or not. However, I’ve never felt the need to actually meet a recruiter in person. They are quite a burden when you make it tughorh the interviews and get into negotiation stage. They block any direct conversation with the company making negotiating quite a pain, since you never know what the company really responds, or what the recruiter really tells them.