There are three main ways to locate job openings: printed media, electronic listings, and personal contacts or networking. These approaches yield varying degrees of success, depending on the conditions of the job market, the effort of the job seeker, and the requirements of the occupation. In any event, the more you know about what you want and the more you focus your energy, the more success you are likely to experience. Following a targeted approach, networking, and using campus career services is the best use of energy and a system that usually yields the greatest results.

In addition, consider that

• Conducting a job search is a full-time job and it could take as long as 6 months to find a job that is a good fit for your knowledge and skills;
• Employers pay greater attention to your skills and experience than your major;
• Using a variety of job search strategies usually nets better results, and
• If you don't know what you want, you may accept a job you don't really want.