Ask your friends for job referrals
Good, talented employees are hard to find. All the experts are saying that the market for employees is going to dry up, and that there will be millions more jobs open than people to fill them. For this reason I think you’re going to see a lot of companies go back to employee referral programs (especially larger companies). You give your friend your resume and he/she turns it into the HR department at their company. If you are hired, the company gives your friend some sort of “reward” and that usually translates into cash. This type of program is beneficial for both the job seeker and their friends. Why not give your old college roommate a call and see if they have any open positions for people with your background? What could it hurt?