Chocolate Covered - Job Search No 2 through ?

Many of us are college seniors and are working on obtaining that first job. While this may not be an easy task, there are many resources that we have available to us: the career center, careerweb, our professors, our classmates, our parents, etc. But what I always wonder is how would I go about getting a second, third, fourth or hundredth job once I've already left school.

Of course, you can post on sites like monster.com, but those always seem like your trying to find a needle in a haystack. WSJ blogger Henry Chalian talks about the methods that he is using to secure one of his subsequent jobs. Relying on financial recruiters, Chalian commenced is job search. However, as he found out, recruiters are not always as helpful as they lead on.

Whenever you may start looking for a second job it is important that you make as many bets as possible, hold on to those social networks and contacts, and cross your fingers for good luck.

Belgian - LinkedIn: It Gets Better with Age

Business schools love to tout the power of LinkedIn. Anytime I meet with someone from the Career Center, one of the first questions they undoubtedly will ask is: "Are you on LinkedIn?" As a matter of fact, I am on LinkedIn - and let me tell you Mr. Career Center Man, it is not as magical as you make it out to be.

My profile is up-to-date. I've got 59 connections. My resume is uploaded....but yet no magical mystery job offer has ended up in my inbox.

This is not to say that I expected that to happen - but going off of some of the recent advice I've received, it made it seem like a reality.

Phone calls, networking, handshakes, being persistent but not pushy - these are the golden keys to networking. Especially when you're a college senior with no real work experience (outside of internships) to show for yourself.

Do I see LinkedIn as a useful networking site for people out of school? YES! You probably have connections to former co-workers, friends who actually have jobs - instead of undergrads, whose connections consist of other students and relatives (who you probably should be calling anyway).

Get out from behind your computer, don your nicest suit/skirt - and go get em the ole fashioned way. Save LinkedIn for a few years down the road because right now it'll just slow you down.