Key Job Search Considerations

Searching for a professional job can be very different from the seasonal or part-time jobs you have obtained without your degree at the bachelor or masters level. You may be looking to move to a new part of the country or you may want to stay in your local city, which changes search strategy. This webpage is designed to give you basic strategy for searching for professional jobs at the national and local level.

See our International Job Search page as well.


Location: Identify Where You Want to Live

  • What locations (national or local?) are desirable to you?
  • Are there cities and states you have identified?

Job Searching using the Internet

CareerRam, the job/ internship posting site for CSU specializes in jobs and internships in the rocky mountain region because many people stay in this area when they graduate. Be sure to search CareerRam, participate in Career Interviews , and go to Career Fairs for these reasons.

CareerShift - Career Shift is an advanced system which allows you to search for companies and contact information from the this database featuring over a million companies across the nation and internationally.  Career Shift also allows you to create and maintain a personalized job search campaign. 

Utilize Google to help you find job posting sites and organizations that match an industry you are interested in pursuing.  Many job searchers fail to recognize the importance of locating an association or society associated with their occupation/industry.  Often these organizations have job posting sites and tools for students interested in the profession.  For example, try a google search for the occupation you are interested in plus the word "association" or "society" and you will most likely discover a national organization where people with similar interests to you hang out. 

If you are conducting a search local to Fort Collins, here are some places you can get started: