If you're looking for a meaningful, career-related employment experience, be sure to check into the Internship Opportunities Program, also a unit of the Career Development Center. IOP actively assists students pursuing and securing internships, which are available not only during the summer, but during the school year as well. Held in early spring in the Indiana Memorial Union, this event gives you the opportunity to network and interview with dozens of organizations seeking interns. Hundreds of current internship opportunities are organized by interest area in the Career Resource Library. Since they are familiar with your personal characteristics, they can also pass along word that you are someone worth talking to.
Most businesses take applications, so put on a clean, pressed outfit and go pick one up.
Be sure to write neatly, with a pen, and bring along dates, names, addresses, and phone numbers of your education and employment history. Also, attach your resume to the application before you turn it in. They will allow you to get a feel for the general job market in a given area and also to familiarize yourself with the names of hiring organizations. For any community, the chamber is a good source of free information on prospective employment. Low-cost employer directories may also be available.