Originally posted by joe:
When I graduated, I knew no-one in the industry. I just made a list of all the companies that were in my field, and wrote them letters with my resume attached.
ditto...except i only sent out maybe a dozen resumes. i knew which area i wanted to live in, and i knew what size company and what type of work i wanted to do (i'm in architecture - and i ruled out hospital work and miscellaneous other sub-fields). went through a few trade publications and the phone book, picked out a few names, sent resumes w/ a sample portfolio sheet attached, and called 'em after a couple of weeks. got a few interviews and had a job offer after only 3-4 interviews. i also posted my resume on an online AIA site (specific to architecture, but point being - it was posted online for interested companies to look at) and got a few hits from that.
hth.
