Article: The ultimate job search guide: Your dream job is out there somewhere, but a successful expedition takes time, a thorough exploration, and the proper tools.(Careers 2002)

Sarah Shumway, a recent graduate of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York, found that job hunting this past year was tougher than she had expected. With a polished resume in hand, this double major (English, media and society) interviewed with six different companies during her senior year, but by May she had no offers.

"It was a tough time," she remembers. "It was like, 'I'm graduating, I don't have a job lined up, and I'm going home to my parents."' But with perseverance and a positive attitude, Shumway landed a position in a children's publishing firm in New York City. "It took a lot along the way to get this job," she says. "but I'm where I ...

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