I work for an HR/Recruiting Marketing firm, and there's a big slowdown right now (duh). You might not get what you want to do, but anything is better than nothing if you're desperate.
Some suggestions: -1)make your resume shine -2)start working LinkedIn (I get job offers 2-3 times/week from there) -3)start talking to Robert Half and the other big recruiters (they may not actually land you a gig, but they MIGHT help you get in doors and practice your interviewing skills as well as help you polish your resume) -4)clean up Facebook/Myspace (yes, employers DO search these things to find out more about you) -5)Google yourself and see what comes up (if it isn't good, do your best to make it so).
I also found my current position on Craigslist, so give it a whirl, just don't expect much.
Good luck!
Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of Josh Welch
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 7:20 AM
To: TCLUG Mailing List
Subject: Re: [tclug-list] College internship

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 12:58 AM, Tony Yarusso <tonyyarusso at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> a)  If your college has a placement office, ask them if they can help you.
> b)  Word of mouth is huge in IT right now - keep asking places like
> here and see if you run into someone who needs you.
> c)  Keep an eye out in non-traditional places.  Sure, Monster and the
> newspapers have listings, but not much.  Dice is good since it narrows
> down to the industry, although even there a lot of people aren't
> bothering to post positions.  I actually found the posting for my
> current position on Craigslist.
>
> Good luck!
>
>  - Tony Yarusso
>

Ditto on Craigslist, they actually seem to have a pretty good number
of tech jobs posted there. My current position was also the result of
a Craigslist posting.

I don't see any real issues with Robert Half, they're a fairly
reputable recruiting firm. They are recruiters and as such are a bit
slimy to deal with, but I've dealt with much worse than them.

Josh

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