out of college, time for a job? Options

[Hanyo]

Just a got a question for everyone where. How long did it take everyone to find a job after college?

I know some friends who went traveling right after and didn't find a job until half a year later. I have another friend who started working as a private contractor getting paid $40 per hour before he graduated.

I'm currently graduated 1 week ago, and i feel like i'm a bumb already.

second questions is: when you did find a job, where and how did you get it? Through friends? Through craigslist? Monster track?

[forkee]

well if you have school loans to pay off, you better get a job. traveling and bumming around are for people who already have money, or they are really bums, lol.

i agree with slickrick about working for the city, i just had an interview last week for a county hospital. if i get in, ill be able to transfer to any county system and keep my seniority. plus ill be able to retire after 25 years (if i decide to stay that long)

best thing to do is ask your network of people. see who's hiring and if you can get in through them. there's no better referral than a current employee. second best is to gather information on the places that interest you. visit the location and try and get a feel of whats going on on a typical day and see if that suits you. last thing to do is respond to job listings. the best jobs aren't listed and those are usually temporary anyways.