[whiskykilo]

I think something that is very important to remember from the beginning, is to create a personal "Brand". Use the same profile picture everywhere, including LinkedIn. For your website, target content for people in your field, not recruiters or HR. The companies that you want to work for are ones that understand that contributing to the community is important.

Take content you've written while in school (especially if you're in IT) and put it on GitHub (assuming you can legally). Write about it. Worry less about making it a resume and more about what you're capable of.

That's my two cents... In the end, I found my job via a Twitter follower who happened to be the CIO of a telehealth company. He was most excited that I write content and contribute to the community via Github, Blogs, and Twitter.

Also, make sure to add a personal touch. I've struggled with that on my blog, but am focusing on it more now.