5. 结识行业内的猎头，如果你还没有这样做，那现在就行动吧。“招聘人员通常专攻某一职能或专注于某一行业，”安德森指出，“他们通常广泛撒网，在很大的区域内寻找职位应征者，他们或许正在你的住所附近，为某些总部位于其他地区的大公司物色人才。”

    第五条建议：如果可能的话——也许在周末——试着参加附近的社区活动。教堂（或犹太教会堂、清真寺）、本地红十字会（Red Cross）、基督教青年会（YMCA）或基督教女青年会（YWCA）、家庭教师协会（PTA），众多此类的组织总是举办各种活动，在小镇上也不例外。这些都是结识街坊邻里的好地方，说不定就有人能为你介绍工作。

    诚然，以上建议中提到的各项功课都需要付出大量的时间和耐心（但同时也可能会充满了乐趣）。另外，在求职的这段时间里，为什么不和现在的老板谈一谈，看看能否每周让你有一两天远距离办公的时间呢？

    “越来越多的经理人正采取这种方式工作，”安德森说。“科技发展已经使之成为非常实用的方式。员工的压力减轻了，也不用把时间浪费在堵塞的交通上，工作效率大大提高，公司也能真正受益。”

    重新安排一下日程表，每周有一部分时间在家办公，或许那些不得不通勤的日子也能变得轻松不少。

    反馈：你每天通勤的路程是否很长？如果你在小城镇找到了一份工作，你是怎样做到的？欢迎发表评论。

    译者：富来细特\汪皓

    5. Get to know headhunters in your field, if you don't already. "Recruiters often specialize in a particular function or a specific industry," Anderson points out. "They tend to look for candidates over wide geographical areas, and they may be trying to fill openings near you for big client companies that are based elsewhere."

    A fifth suggestion: If at all possible -- maybe on the weekends -- do try to get involved in a nearby community organization. Churches (or synagogues, or mosques), the local Red Cross, the YMCA or YWCA, the PTA, and many other kinds of groups often have lots going on, even in very small towns. They're great places to start getting to know your neighbors, including those who might know of job openings.

    Granted, all this research and reaching out on your part will take time and patience (although it might also be kind of fun). While you're looking, why not try negotiating with your current employer to let you telecommute for at least a day or two each week?

    "We're seeing more and more managers doing this," Anderson says. "The technology available now makes it practical, and companies see real benefits to productivity when people have less stress and less wasted time stuck in traffic."

    Who knows? If you could rearrange your current schedule to let you work from home some of the time, your commute -- on the days when you still have to do it -- might be a little easier to take.

    Talkback: Do you have a long commute to and from work? If you've found a job in a small town, how did you do it? Leave a comment below.