For those of you searching for your first high-tech job, take heart. The hiring doldrums of the holiday season are over. Human Resource departments are hitting the resumes again and interviews are on the rise. If you haven't been sending out your resumes, start today. Call back some of those companies that said they weren't hiring at the moment.
Chances are, they are now.
Dig into the Internet job resources. This is also a good time to work on building your skills. Volunteer to help them out. Take the opportunity to dig into all the new software that comes with these systems and learn all you can. A new semester is starting at colleges everywhere.