One of the best ways for students to find great jobs is to get their name out there. There are tons of web sites where you fill out a little questionnaire and then submit you resume. Then they get back to you every day and try to match you up with some jobs you might like.  There are also the more traditional methods of scouring the classifieds in search of some diamond in the rough. Though this method does work sometimes, it is usually more of a waste of time if you are looking for something a little more outside of the box.  You can also hope and pray that you suddenly stumble upon a job out there through contacts or some professor or something. This is usually the most unlikely if you don’t have those contacts from the time you begin college. The most effective means of really getting your name out there is the job trade shows.

These job fairs are brimming with lots of awesome jobs and people that want to sell themselves to you. This flips the whole business hiring model on its head because they want you and not the opposite way around.  When you go you just bring a stack of resumes and hold out your hands for the tradeshow giveaway items.  Each booth has their own sales pitch where they flood you with logo merchandise and promotional gifts and in exchange for your free advertising you have to agree that you will keep them in consideration when you graduate.  

If you are ready to stop buying the paper everyday and getting e-mails about jobs you really don’t ever want to work then I would give one of these job fairs a try.  Plus, even if you aren’t looking for a job but need hats or shirts they are always willing too give you as many promotional products as it is necessary to get your word.  It may seem a little bit petty and cheap, but we’re still students and we need free stuff wherever we can get it. Even if they do turn us in to walking billboards.