A Google alert is another good option here. You can set this with keywords relating to the job you are looking for and an email will be sent to you each time anything interesting occurs.

Make Yourself Visible: Have you ever dreamt of how nice it would be to have your most favored company directly contact you for a certain position. Well, you don’t have to dream. You can make this happen. But for this you will need to make yourself available. This is in fact the greatest door to new opportunities. Build relationships that will help you towards your ultimate goal. Connect with those who matter and your work will be much easier.

We all know that a job hunt is not exactly the easiest or most pleasant task that one will have to go through, but at times it may be necessary and hence wise if you didn't avoid it.