I’ve got a little challenge for everyone still looking for a job or internship:
Apply with at least 20 companies by March 1st.
This may seem like a lot, but considering that submitting a unique resume and cover letter online at your university’s career web site or directly through the company’s website takes about a half hour you should be able to do this.
Doing this will produce at least a few callbacks if not quite a few. I would rather you have more callbacks and opportunities than you can handle rather than sitting there wondering if a job will land in your lap.
If there are on-campus meet-n-greet opportunities with employers and recruiters, go check them out. Make yourself available, so that companies know you exist.
Don’t be just another 12pt font Times New Roman name that gets passed over in the resume pile.
