<p>I really believe in the concept of encourging the students to take a more active role in their job seach. I explain to my extern students that our program wil give them the knowledge and techincal skills they need to do the job, however we cannot give them a job. I encourage them to treat their externship as a job and be the best employee their clinical site has ever seen and always try to go above and beyond. In this economy&nbsp;I think &nbsp;that being an excellent extern student is one of the best chances the students have to get their foot in the door and finding a job. If not at that particular site then maybe they will be recommended to another one.</p>