The Career Library has a recent edition of National Trade and Professional Associations, a directory of these associations, listing the addresses, publications and annual convention locations of thousands of associations. Often, non-members can attend a meeting or two before joining. The meetings feature speakers and offer a tremendous opportunity to make contact with people who are in a position to be of fairly direct help. Sometimes the associations will have job postings in the association newsletter or on the Internet. Often recruitment occurs at the national meetings.
Many organizations offer student membership fees at greatly reduced prices.
This can be job search activity at its most productive. Campaign A letter writing campaign is generally a part of every job search. It is considered a less effective method, especially if used to the exclusion of other more personal techniques. However, it can result in job offers and is one of the easiest tactics. But poorly prepared letters won't do.