Where do I start looking for a job? I graduate in 15 days and used Hotjobs and other websites with no luck.?

I sent my resume to over 24 jobs in the Houston area and haven’t had one repsonse yet. Where do I start looking? The career services at my university has jobs in the Dallas area only and I don’t want to live there, so how do I actively find a job in a city that I do not live in? I work full time now while I am completing my degree and I do not want to leave my current position without finding a new job so I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. Someone please give me some good advise.

Some decisions that you have to make.

1. You may have to take vacation days or personal days to go to job interviews. I assume you are looking for a new job because the old job doesn’t have what you are looking for.
2. The job market is very tight. It takes longer to find a good job.
3. Try going to career fairs. If you go in with the right attitude, not desperation, you can make good contacts. Many companies have locations in other cities, so you can find out about jobs outside of your city.
4. Call and order a copy of the Sunday newspaper from a different city where you want to work. The Sunday paper always has a lot of jobs listed.

Good luck.

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