Disclaimer: Below is absolutely, by no means, what anyone at any college, school, or office should be doing. So please do not try this at home.

I'm not going to lie, I am probably the best example of "luck" when it comes to job hunting. I'm not bragging either. What I did was probably not a good idea. So in light of my sheer stupid luck, I am going to take the whole "Job Hunting" story thing backwards.

Heres what not to do when job/internship hunting at your school:

1. Wait until Senior year to start looking for opportunities. Just because you don't technically have to worry about what your doing after school when you're say, a sophomore, doesn't mean sit back and enjoy the ride by doing what little work possible while still managing to pass all your classes. If it wasn't for my roommates, I probably wouldn't have moved from that game of CounterStrike to go to the career fair in the Carrier Dome, which would have probably put a damper on my pending success.

2. Which brings me to my next point: Don't wait until someone tells you to go job/internship hunting. If you have time to play 3 hours worth of video games or sleep until 2 in the afternoon (I'm not a morning person) then you have time to walk the few hundred feet to the career services center in your school to check out upcoming events.

3. Meet new people. Expand beyond that small group of friends you met freshman year in your dorm.  Join some clubs. My problem was that I was still putting things from High School on my resume. Not because I lacked experience, but because I lacked variety. I held one Job for 3 years in between school. Which is not a bad thing because it shows a type of loyalty, however variety looks just as good.

From my amazing Syracuse University experience, two things popped out as the most effect way to grab an employer when Job hunting: experience and charisma. Talking the talk isn't good enough without the walk, and vice-versa. So please avoid doing any of the things listed above, it'll pay off in the long run. I promise you CounterStrike will still be there when you get back from your interview.