Some Sound Advice

My term is almost over and I have been looking for another job but the search has come to no avail thus far. This job searching is for the birds. I turned my search tactics up a couple notches and now I'm back in my college mode grind, "By any means necessary." I just read some great tweets on twitter ( through a series of interesting rants) and two articles about the art of acquiring a job for the future by an upcoming entrepreneur and friend, Sakita Holley. She gave some sound advice that gave me a new perspective on how to approach the job hunt.

I guess I was doing it the old-fashioned way which OBVIOUSLY was not working, so I had to add some tools to my arsenal of tactics. Here's a snippet from one of the articles:

Pick the company. Don’t let the company pick you.

Why are you sitting around waiting for random Company X to start hiring? You’re in your 20′s, which means you’ll be working for 40+ years. I don’t know about you, but 40 years is a long time to be unhappy. After you finish reading this post you need to make a list of the top 25 places you’d like to work. Focus all of your relationship building and outreach efforts on these companies. Don’t waste time applying anywhere else if you really aren’t sure you want to work there.
Once you have your list, start doing your research. Who are the top execs in your area that work at the company? Do you have any connection to these people? Is there any way you can attend their next event? Can you get an introduction from a trusted friend or professor?
These are just some of the questions that you need to ask yourself. Stalk these companies. Learn their history. Learn their culture. Make sure it’s the right fit for you.

It's time to step my game up.