<p>Have you had part time & summer jobs in the past? if you are interested in public service/ nonprofit, then Idealist.org is a great source of listings. Both my kids got their first jobs out of college via positions originally listed there. It’s free and it’s pretty easy to set it up so that it emails you new listings on a daily basis. </p>
<p>I think you are right that job hunting is harder… but I think that part of the problem may be that students at elite LAC’s miss out on skills that are 2nd nature to kids coming out of public colleges who have racked up a lot more work experience along the way. I mean – you are off away from home at a remote college – while some kid you went to high school with is commuting to the the local state U, but all the while has held down a series of steady part time jobs – who is more likely to have racked up workplace skills as well as job hunting skills?</p>
<p>If it’s any consolation, my daughter told me she mailed about 30 resumes last year before landing a job. She has a wonderful job that exactly fits her career interests and is a terrific opportunity for her – but she did have job skills & an internship that gave her strong qualifications. So you really have to have that piece in place.</p>