Once you start reading all this information, what you will start unearthing is the names of people who are involved in that specific company's business. These are people to pick up the phone and call. This is the kind of call that a person can't really blow off. All you're really looking for is advice, insight, maybe a new friend. Which is really the best way for a new grad to get a job.
Managers tend to hire people they know.
It's hard for a lot of students to give up that process. Applying to schools instills the idea that you have to cast a wide net. That you may not get into the school that you want to get into. Actually, I never really thought about that, but applying to college is really a very good example. You have to cast a wide net because you have no idea where you're going to get in.