When Should I Apply for a Job?

I am graduating in December. When should I start looking and applying for a job? I want to go straight to the work environment as soon as I graduate.





Also, how would you determine your salary, as most of the time employers do not post their salary offers.





Thanks.





Just FYI if it gives some clues; I'm a biology major, looking for a job in a hospital setting, such as clinical microbiologist, research associate, or maybe something like ER Coordinator.

When Should I Apply for a Job?
You have gone to school for four years and you don't know the starting salary for your field? White tiger!
Reply:well in my experience you generally don't get a job in the field you studied for, but i would start applying at least a month before graduation.
Reply:I applied for jobs pretty much the last 2/3rds of my final semester at college. I probably applied for 100 jobs on the internet, and was offered around a dozen interviews





I got the job I am at now about 4 days after graduation and I started working a week after that.
Reply:You should start networking for a job like, the day you are born. Talk to as many people as you can in your industry. It really is "who you know" backed up by "what you know". Pass your resume around and let people know you are looking for a job whenever you have time. You may want to avoid applying for actual job postings until it gets closer to graduation times. Most employers want you to start ASAP and you will still be in school! As for salary, I am not in healthcare, but I know there is information on the internet that can tell you the low, high, and average salaries for given positions in given areas of the country. I acutally think Yahoo may do it. Good luck!