Professors are highly respected references and can open doors and create opportunities. They may provide e-mail addresses of contacts so that you can form relationships. As a part-time professor, I often help match my students with possible hiring managers. Secure an internship. Both paid and unpaid, internships are the best way to land jobs and gain experience, says Janel Canepa, a Cisco staffing manager.
Larger companies pay travel costs, subsidize housing expenses and provide modest salaries.
Many keep up relationships with interns and provide them with remote access after they return to campus. Attend job fairs. Learn when job fairs are scheduled in your college or city and plan to attend. Also attend virtual job fairs on the Internet. Some Web sites, including JobTrak, organize online virtual job fairs that allow you to be exposed to many firms simultaneously without leaving your dorm or apartment.