Job listings are everywhere: online, in newspapers, in trade magazines and even on the bulletin board of your local coffee shop. Look at them all! Not only will it give you a good sense of what’s out there, but it will open your eyes to opportunities you might not have considered otherwise.
Your town’s newspaper can also be an indispensable resource for the local job market. Search the classified ads in the Sunday edition or find the newspaper’s website and do a search by job type. If you find something that catches your eye, do exactly what the ad instructs you to do – whether it’s calling for an interview appointment or sending a résumé and cover letter.
The Internet may be your greatest job resource. There are now hundreds of sites, ranging in scope from local to national, that focus on career planning and job searching. To find them, search for words like “entry-level jobs,” “internships,” “volunteering,” “first job” or a word or phrase (like engineering, veterinary school or photography) indicating the kind of job for which you are searching.
Here are a few starter sites: