Students should take advantage of networking events early to find job opportunities, job coaches and mentors they will have far into their careers.

One of the most effective ways to interview with a lot of organizations in one day is at a job fair. These are major journalism job fairs where news companies will be recruiting.

The top 10 and bottom 10 things you should do at a job fair.

With my resume and prized newspaper clips in hand, I did a little dance for as many recruiters as possible and hoped to get noticed. Some were interested. One paper said I would be perfect for one of their current job openings.

Dozens of journalism job fairs and college career days have revealed a few of the strategies that make some job candidates stand out from all the rest. Put these to work to have your best possible showing.