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College students are always looking for extra cash and are delighted to help out by participating in usability tests. If college students are part of your user profile, by all means set up relationships with local colleges. (College campuses can also be a rich source of international participants.) One way to acquire students at colleges is to work directly with the college's outreach department, which seeks out relationships with local businesses. In their desire to establish these relationships, these outreach departments will often bend over backward to help you acquire what you need. In the case where there is no department providing that service, you will need to find a way to contact the students directly. Several ways are through:
■ Job boards or web sites
■ Events listings
■ Bulletin boards