I've been unemployed since July 18th 2007 and have been on an intense job hunt in hope of gaining employment in record time. However, that has not been the case as I went on countless interviews and face disappointment whereas the employer will send via email or phone call " we decided to proceed with another candidate." When I go on interviews, I feel as if I conquered and executed all the questions being asked, I ask questions about the company and leave an impression, but what does one have to do to gain recognition from employers? It's frustrating enough that I have seeked options aside from word of mouth from friends who may hear about a job opening and hope to fill in that space to agencies who do there jobs for the first few days and your forgotten; to incessantly applying like a mad-woman online with little to no success. I want to know, when employers view someone's resume` what are the key components they seek to say this is a qualified candidate? What most one do to improve "technique" at interviews that guarantees immediate hiring?