College Graduate, Job Prospects
avner: Fellow Penn Stater here. The IST program, in its infinite wisdom has its strengths and weaknesses. One issue that you may have acknowledged already, especially in such economic times is the lack of awareness about the IST program and its various tracks amongst the business circle that recruits from Penn State.Since you graduated from the SysDev track, you need to moderately differentiate yourself from the other "consultant" crowd, to a level that exudes that you have sufficient skills to undertake CS related projects. Having Open Source contributions on your resume may also be beneficial, since people can gauge your technical prowess.Lastly, I would advise that you use COMPASS (the internal job hunt site) and the Career Services on campus extensively. They are there to help you specifically in a situation like this.[If you wish, you may send me a copy of your resume and I may be able to float it in my circle]