As many of you may well know, Cal Poly students are seriously becoming worried if they are graduating but don’t yet have a job.  I was talking to a classmate of mine who is in this particular situation himself.  He’s a totally smart guy and very well maybe be smarter than me making me feel extremely lucky to have a job lined up for me already.  So what makes or breaks the possibility right now for a college student?  In my opinion I’d have to say it’s Who you know and previous experience.  I was able to get my foot in the door a bit easier than other kids because I knew one of the recruiters personally, this doesn’t mean I got a free lunch, but it did help in regards to getting some face time.  Secondly, having a resume with some real world experience says loads more than just a bunch of club affiliations.  Having some job experience in your specific field of interest will show that you can solve real world problems, or at least know what they look like.

So what if you don’t have these things?  Be scrappy.  Get your little red book out and be as resourceful as possible.  You pretty much have to be an entrepreneur and get creative.  Now get out there and do work!