Yes, if you're saying it aloud, you can say "Perhaps Tom'll start looking for a better job." This is because when you're speaking quickly, your words tend to blend together. So "Tom'll" is the same as "Tom will". However, if you're writing it down in a formal setting (like in a book), you'd usually write "Tom will", for example "Perhaps Tom will start looking for a better job", simply because it looks better to the eyes.
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