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Originally Posted by groovypq
You've gotten a lot of good advice here, and I have just one thing to add: Use your school's alumni office/association. I am from a small school, but I know that it's been a huge source for a lot of people. Go to alumni events in your area (they're usually kinda fun anyway) because you never know who you might meet. See if your school has an online alumni community, because these will often have job boards or other ways to make connections.
Good luck! I know it's a hard time to be looking for a job. My sister and dad are, and it's not pretty no matter how old/experienced you are.
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I always hated networking (still do) because I thought it was a way of getting things I may not deserve. I didn't think it was fair that people would get jobs because of who they knew instead of what they knew. My parents told me that's the way the world works, so I should change my outlook. I ended up getting a federal internship that could have turned into a permanent job (I turned it down to go to grad school at the last minute), but I got that internship by speaking to an alum from my school, who hired me to work for him. We still keep in touch. I still don't like networking, but many companies, including mine, stress it. That's another thing my parents were right about- everyone else does it, so why should they all get the advantage over you??
