The leaves are falling, and so are your job prospects. So you didn’t score an on-campus interview? Don’t despair. The best jobs don’t always grow on trees, and finding them often requires a nose like a bloodhound and teeth like a cheetah. It takes pluck and imagination to land the job of your dreams, especially when you’re out by your lonesome in the middle of the jungle — a place where the recruiters don’t call and can’t find you.

Here are a few suggestions to find that dream job when it doesn’t come looking.