Not only do the people in your network know and trust you (unlike job posting sites where you're a faceless resume), they will actually want to help you find something decent.

Decide on what kind of work you're interested in, and TELL PEOPLE about it.

Ask your parents to talk to their friends. Ask your friends to talk to their parents. Then follow up with them on a regular basis to see if theyʼve heard of anything interesting.

I guarantee you that someone knows somebody who's looking for extra help, even in this economy. You now know how to find a job with relatively little effort on your part, but you're still left with a glaring problem: finding work that you'll actually care about.