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A couple of thoughts on NorCalAthletes’ second point:
1. Build a very good resume, with his points in mind. Accomplishments is key here. As a student, you may not have a lot of work experience but you have done some things, whether in school, volunteering, travel, church, whatever. Identify the times you’ve taken a leadership role, taken action that made a difference, accomplished something significant to the organization.
2. Keep track of each application you make for at least two months after the last contact. This will be important for follow up and any calls you get out of the blue. Have these ready to quickly access as a phone call begins (back before home computers I’d clip the job ad from the newspaper, tape it to a sheet of paper, make a few notes about it there, then put my resume, cover letter and any other correspondence - including notes of calls in chron order - in a file folder with the company name, job title and date of the ad on the tab. Obviously with a computer you can organize much more easily and have quick access as needed).
3. Customize. Again back in the day tech and costs were such that we printed resumes by the 100s or 1000s, and hand typed a pretty standard cover letter. Today you can tailor the basic resume to the job, and definitely tailor the cover letter to hit on every point in the job listing. So if you are sending a unique (rifle shot) resume and cover letter (or email) to each company/job, be sure to keep them very well organized. When you get a call, you want to be ready to respond to questions on the exact documents you sent them.
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