One last thing: Check out indeed.com. It's a pretty good aggregator of all kinds of job boards. Matt -----Original Message----- From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of Matthew F. Unger Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:47 AM To: TCLUG Mailing List Subject: Re: [tclug-list] College internship 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 _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list