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[quote=Anonymous]I've got a similar situation and here's what I've done:

- gave myself an hour each day, usually early AM at home or work to research, studying job postings and profiles on LinkedIn.  I was just seeing what's out there and collecting language that matched my skills
- Took off one full day of work and, using that language, revamped my resume, wrote a generic cover letter, update my LinkedIn profile, and set up job searches
- rededicated that hour every day to researching organizations where I'd like to work and building my network. That means not just adding connections to my LinkedIn profile (I'll send a request to anyone with whom I've got three or more shared connections), it also means reconnecting with anyone who might provide a lead: former colleagues and managers, classmates, playdate parents, that mom I met at a kids party last weekend. Sometimes I get interested in an organization after reading a news item or Facebook post, and I'll look to see if they have any openings
- When finding a lead, hired a babysitter or asked husband to take the kid for the first half of Saturday and use that time to research the company/org and tailor my resume and cover letter to the position

That might mean one or two applications per month, but it's the ironic advantage of searching while employed.  I've sent out four good applications since I started in earnest in May; nothing yet, but these things take time.  The best thing has been building my network because it's definitely the way most jobs get filled.  Just a phone call or email from the right person to the right person-- they don't even have to know you well (or at all) if the qualifications are a match.  There's just a need for [i]some[/i] kind of pre-vetting.

So, you can do it while still working, you just have to a few large chunks of time to get started and then commit a portion of your day to it to maintain and build your search[/quote]

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