Almost everyone faces problems looking for work. In that sense we're all screwed. But yeah, you MUST invest in building up professional contacts as soon as you

Almost everyone faces problems looking for work. In that sense we're all screwed. But yeah, you MUST invest in building up professional contacts as soon as you start working, if you don't you're just making your career development intractably hard. Of course it takes years to develop and requires maintenance. You gotta start somewhere, for folks in school that means finding an internship or even a work-study assignment. It could mean taking a less than hot-shit job.