The job market has seen better days. And if you're in the middle of a job search, chances are it is taking you longer than you'd like. It's no reason to jump at the first offer that comes along. From Kiplinger.com, Erin Burt offers these three tips on how to choose the right job:

Recent college graduate hits the streets for job search - roanoke.com (Roanoke Times)

Alex Ballin, a July graduate from Radford University, has advertised his search using a sign board in downtown Roanoke. Clad in a blue collared shirt, a black suit coat and pants, and dark sunglasses, Alex Ballin leaned against a traffic light pole at the corner of Jefferson Street and Franklin Road in downtown Roanoke.

Broncs narrow coaching search to four (The Monitor)

The University of Texas-Pan American has narrowed its national head baseball coaching search to four finalists out of the 24 that applied for the job.

Microsoft on search: We'll dig deeper (ZDNet Asia)

The software giant says it can do a better job than Google by paying closer attention to your search patterns.

Online Job Searches Attract Young, Educated, African-American Consumers (Broadcast Newsroom)

NEW YORK , Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Online Job Searchers, those adults who have conducted an employment search online during the past month, represent a youthful, educated, racially diverse group, according to consumer and media research firm Scarborough Research.