If you have just graduated college or are going to graduate soon, you will be hoping to find a good job. Having put the money and time in to get a college degree, you might want to find something that is a step above an entry level position.
The bad news in 2010 is that more so than ever before, good advice might be to take any job you are offered rather than hold out for something better. College students that are graduating anytime soon are going to have a very big decision to make: what type of a job are they willing to take and how low are they willing to go on the job ladder?
If you were born 20 or 30 years ago, the situation might have been different and a college graduate might have been able to take a very nice job right out of college. Of course it depends on what field you are in and that might even be possible today for some disciplines. However, for the majority of students, just graduating with a degree does not in any way guarantee a job.
That is why you have to make a decision on whether you are willing to take some entry level job that you may not really want or hold out and gamble for something better. Once you graduate college, your bills will continue to pile on as you will need to pay for an apartment, food, healthcare, clothes, recreation expenses, and all other costs including perhaps that college loan. If your parents where helping you out financially during college they most likely will end that help once you graduate.
This means that you will need more money than ever and holding out for better jobs in this economy might be foolish. Jobs for college students and graduates are in higher demand than they have ever been in recent memory and much harder to find. Because of that, if you are lucky and can get an entry level job somewhere it might be the best choice to take it even if it is not your dream job. Taking that job will allow you to pay the bills and bide your time until you can get something you really do want!