Find a mentor.  Somebody who already has “your” job.

This person will have valuable insight into what you will need to do to land your dream job.

They’ll tell you certain areas to focus on, and sometimes will help you develop your skills in those areas.

Finally, it might be a good idea to save up some money from your current job.  Save up enough so that you could feasibly live for six months of unemployment and then go out and find an entry level job in the industry of your dreams.

After all, you can always work your way up, right?  Sometimes taking the time to really work on landing your dream job is the best way to land it at all.

Group Discussions are often leaderless.

In this situation, a group of potential employees meet and discuss issues related to the job for which they are applying.  As they talk, they are observed and evaluated by behavioral experts.

They are evaluated in terms of inter personal communication and whether or not they display any leadership skills.

Sitting back during a group discussion is usually not evaluated well.

During Role Playing, job applicants act out scenarios they might encounter if hired as an employee of the company.

There is one person who is a trained scene player and they interact with employees in an improvised scene.

The potential employees are evaluated on how they react during these improvised sessions and what kind of skills they project.