It's that time of the year again, and students have already to begun to search for jobs after graduation.

To help their quest, Penn State has joined the 65 schools who can access Joboozle, a free Web site that allows students to communicate with potential employers. The mission of the Web site, www.joboozle.com, is to provide students and employers with a more personalized approach to internships for the job recruiting process.

"It really differentiates from other networking sites because it brings so much more personal interaction with students and employers," said Kwame Osseo-Asare, Joboozle's president of university and media relations. "You can't really get that anywhere else."

The site was created by a team of six seniors from Harvard University, Dartmouth University and Boston University who wanted to give students the opportunity to access more than 2,600 company profiles.

The profiles include information on the history of the company and contact information of recruiters. Students also have the chance to view other interested candidates and see how they stand in relation to other students at their school and in their major.

Chris Weed (senior-chemical engineering) said the recruiting Web sites he currently uses don't offer all the services he needs. "If Joboozle helps me look for a job in a more efficient way, then I will definitely use it," he said. "Seeing other applicants will help me so I know what I'm up against."

Jack Rayman, MBNA Career Services director, said he is a bit skeptical about how successful Joboozle will be.

"There are thousands of Web sites out there just like this one, and the majority of them tend to die out rather quickly," he said. "Maybe this one will be different. We will see with time how popular it becomes."

Joboozle's creators said they were aggravated with what they considered "inefficient" job recruiting systems. The idea was conceived about a year ago when Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Thefacebook.com, participated in corporate recruiting and decided he wanted to create an avenue where students and employers could interact.

Osseo-Asare said there is no affiliation between Thefacebook and Joboozle.

Currently, the most popular companies are those in finance and consulting, but the team is hoping to represent more companies in other fields as the site becomes open to more universities.

"Joboozle covers companies across all industries and is working to expand with media, marketing, science and technology and non-profit organizations," said Christopher Hill, Joboozle's corporate relations president.

Co-founder Paul Rosania created a calendar feature on the Web site that will send out e-mail reminders to students about recruiting deadlines.

Aaron Swartz (senior-recreation and park management) said he would not need Joboozle's resources for his job search. "In my field, getting a job is by recommendation and experience," he said.

"I would not use Joboozle, because I have a site like it specifically for my major."