How can I manage looking for a new job while busy with my current one?

It is very hard to find time to look for new jobs, especially when you are busy with a current one. Any amount of free time you find yourself in, take advantage! Make finding a new job a priority and goal with determination.

It is good to schedule your time wisely. Try making a physical schedule to put in time for applying!

Take a little time each night and on weekends to apply for other jobs - even just filling out 2 or 3 applications each night when you get home from work goes a long way. Also, you can apply with employment agencies that help do the looking for you! As far as interviews, depending on the length of your lunch (30-90 minutes) you can use your lunch break to go off site and interview, or use sick days to schedule multiple interviews on the same day.

Stay focused to current one and take few days off to search new one. That is the best thing you can make sure that the current one is t\running well until and unless you find a new one.

Linkedin, monster.com, and a personal email address are your friends. Most companies understand that if you are working for your current employer. The only advice I will give is reason for leaving. Just tell the new potential employer in the interview that you were looking for a change. Listen, no one leaves a job they love and one that has everything they want. You can perhaps say that the new company offers some things you find valueable, etc..but do NOT EVER EVER bad mouth your current employer. The interviewer may attempt to hook you into doing such a thing. DONT!

During lunch you can take time to go online, read newspaper or go out for a bit to look around at places that are hiring and put in applications. Or when you are not working take the time to do it. Most if not all places are often online to apply for jobs so all you really need is internet connection and a computer and take whatever time you can to apply to jobs even if it is once a day :) Or one application a day

Applying to jobs is always difficult, especially when you are already swamped with work. Maybe allocate a certain amount of time everyday to looking (ex. 20 minutes). I used to do my searching/applying while eating breakfast in the morning. It made me feel accomplished before I even got to work and allowed me to put it out of my mind for the rest of the day! Good luck with your search!!!

You have a few options, which include looking on your coffee or lunch breaks, or during those hours when you're not working. And I'm sure that more than a few people have surreptitiously taken time during their workday to fill out applications.

You could try using a "work" lunch break where if you are eating at your desk or eating on break ,you could also be reading the paper or looking online for other work. Do this everyday for your lunchbreak (5 days a week/ 30minutes to 60 minutes) can add up to a lot of time invested in finding something new. In addition to searching on your off-days.

You can try using brokers and friends and online applications to help you get your job without having anyone to know interms of your current job