I'm sort of at the same stage as you on this. I also finished my first novel recently and then got three bookish friends to read & critique it for me. I'm not expecting to hear back from them for a few months, but then I'll revise and edit based on their feedback.
After that, I recommend searching for an agent. SFWA has a bunch of really good articles on this: http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/information-center/
Specifically their Agent Etiquette section: http://www.sfwa.org/category/agent-etiquette/
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I'm sort of at the same stage as you on this. I also finished my first novel recently and then got three bookish friends to read & critique it for me. I'm not expecting to hear back from them for a few months, but then I'll revise and edit based on their feedback.
After that, I recommend searching for an agent. SFWA has a bunch of really good articles on this:
http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/information-center/
Specifically their Agent Etiquette section:
http://www.sfwa.org/category/agent-etiquette/
Hope this helps!