Before you search for jobs, make sure to research the different career paths for your degree. Find out the careers that most interest you. If you are graduating from graduate school you most likely thought about your future professional life.

If you know the field you would like to pursue, think about where you would like to work. Do you want to stay in your hometown or the town where you went to school? Have you always wanted to live in a certain state or particular city? Once you've chosen the area where you want to live and work, it's time to mount a job search.

Searching for work is a full-time job. If you're serious about finding a job you have to buckle down and put yourself out there. The first step is to look at job boards. Check your college career center for any openings. Grab a newspaper daily and peruse the job ads.

A great way to look for work is using online job sites. Online job sites can help you look for jobs more efficiently. You can type in keywords that search thousands of jobs in the web site's database in only seconds. You will be able to see all the relevant jobs that matched your search criteria. At this point, you can sort the list to view the most recent job ads. No need to look at an ad that was posted last month. The position has most likely been filled.

You can also search online job sites by zip code or location. This is great if you want to work in a particular area. You can even limit your search to locations near your home. You can specify the search to only show jobs within ten or twenty miles from your zip code.