When searching for a job as a college student, it’s going to be hard in this economy since many others are looking for a job at the same time.   The good thing about a job search when you’re a college student is that you won’t need a $60,000/year job and you’ll be able to settle for a small part time gig at a local retail or fast food joint.  Many others that have got out of college or work full-time will probably avoid these jobs.

The Internet today is by far the best place to search for a job.  There are hundreds of websites out there that will help you find the jobs that you need for free.  I gathered up a few sites that I thought in my opinion are the best when it comes to searching for jobs as a student.

SnagAJob:  SnagAJob is by far one of my favorite sites on the web.  On this particular website, you’re going to be able to search hourly jobs only.  When you do a search, you’re going to find that it’s going to show jobs like retail, fast food and jobs that cater to a college student or someone looking for a hourly rate job.  It’s free to search and comes in handy when looking for a job like this.

Beyond: Beyond is a website that many people aren’t familiar with but I really enjoy it since it focuses more on niche jobs.  With over 200,000 jobs available at all times, it’s easy to find job openings in a career that you may enjoy.  The thing I like about this website is that you’re able to input what kind of job you’re looking for and you can set up alerts.  This way, whenever a job comes through, you’ll get an alert in your e-mail.

When it comes to job searching for college students, I would recommend you look into those two websites but there are services out there also that can help you find jobs as well.  With services like ResumeRabbit, they will place your resume on over 75+ job sites.  This will help you gain exposure if you’re looking for a job and don’t want to place your resume on a million sites at once.

When looking for a job, especially in this economy, it’s going to take patience.  Try these sites and many others to find a part-time gig or even a job that could result to a full-time position in the future.