What city/state are you trying to obtain employment?

 When I was applying to jobs it took 12 applications a day for 2 months before I got a job. I think it's a numbers game. It was my experience that career fairs were a joke. It was all talk and no action. Also, applying via monster and other huge job sites were also a waste of time for me. When jobs are posted to those sites they are flooded with applications. I got more hits (interviews) with contacting the company directly. Also be persistent, I did many follow-up calls and e-mails even when they seemed to forget about me. Also, Kaplan may have some type of career services.

My only criticism of online only program is the the lack of career services for students. It's OK if you have a load of experience (e.g. "working professional) but it's very important for someone trying to break into their desired field. I graduated from a newly formed state college. About half of my courses were online. I think the education I received was just as good as the big state university. However, it's not all about academics....it's also about connections. The newly formed college had some of the same professors as the big state university and mirrored the degree I obtained. The state college career services were basically non-existant. A lot of my graduating class had a hard time finding jobs in the cities major corps. The major corps recruited right on campus at the big university. :(

Cajun:

They're only a total waste if you didn't learn something from the experience.  Try reading your resume critically, think about some changes you can make which will garner interest, play with the wording a bit and get some outside advice.  Sometimes even a change in font can help.  You'd be surprised how hard it is to get a resume to stick out in a stack.

I will also repeat my advice (based upon my own fruitless job searches of the past, so I have experience!) that you cannot rely totally on web sites to find jobs.  You have to network and call the places you are interested in working for to see if they have job openings.  Did you know that most job openings are NEVER advertised anywhere?  At my company, we either hire from within or dip into the stack of resumes we receive at the office.  We figure if people are interested enough to send us a resume even though we aren't advertising any openings they must really want to work for us. 

You got some good advice her so far.  It's up to you if you want to use it or not.

You might try employment agencies, like temp agencies.  Sometimes they have "temp to perm" jobs, where they place you somewhere and if you do well the company hires you full time.  I did this once, although it was a long time ago.  They also often are willing to advise you on how to be a more attractive candidate, since it benefits them too if they can place you more easily.

Good luck,

-=Steve=-

jaydog1212:

What city/state are you trying to obtain employment?

 When I was applying to jobs it took 12 applications a day for 2 months before I got a job. I think it's a numbers game. It was my experience that career fairs were a joke. It was all talk and no action. Also, applying via monster and other huge job sites were also a waste of time for me. When jobs are posted to those sites they are flooded with applications. I got more hits (interviews) with contacting the company directly. Also be persistent, I did many follow-up calls and e-mails even when they seemed to forget about me. Also, Kaplan may have some type of career services.

My only criticism of online only program is the the lack of career services for students. It's OK if you have a load of experience (e.g. "working professional) but it's very important for someone trying to break into their desired field. I graduated from a newly formed state college. About half of my courses were online. I think the education I received was just as good as the big state university. However, it's not all about academics....it's also about connections. The newly formed college had some of the same professors as the big state university and mirrored the degree I obtained. The state college career services were basically non-existant. A lot of my graduating class had a hard time finding jobs in the cities major corps. The major corps recruited right on campus at the big university. :(

Ironically, some of the best career and job placement services I have ever seen were through schools like Devry and ITT Tech so it's not always the big boys that have the best placement services...